diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/flowcontrol/fairqueuing/queueset/queueset_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/flowcontrol/fairqueuing/queueset/queueset_test.go
index 254689cf7fb..b832c3a3915 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/flowcontrol/fairqueuing/queueset/queueset_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/flowcontrol/fairqueuing/queueset/queueset_test.go
@@ -413,6 +413,7 @@ func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
 }
 
 // TestNoRestraint tests whether the no-restraint factory gives every client what it asks for
+// even though that is unfair.
 func TestNoRestraint(t *testing.T) {
 	metrics.Register()
 	now := time.Now()
@@ -428,9 +429,9 @@ func TestNoRestraint(t *testing.T) {
 			newUniformClient(1001001001, 5, 10, time.Second, time.Second),
 			newUniformClient(2002002002, 2, 10, time.Second, time.Second/2),
 		},
-		concurrencyLimit:       10,
+		concurrencyLimit:       2,
 		evalDuration:           time.Second * 15,
-		expectedFair:           []bool{true},
+		expectedFair:           []bool{false},
 		expectedFairnessMargin: []float64{0.1},
 		expectAllRequests:      true,
 		clk:                    clk,
@@ -733,9 +734,9 @@ func TestTooWide(t *testing.T) {
 			newUniformClient(90090090090090, 15, 21, time.Second, time.Second-1).seats(7),
 		},
 		concurrencyLimit:       6,
-		evalDuration:           time.Second * 40,
+		evalDuration:           time.Second * 435,
 		expectedFair:           []bool{true},
-		expectedFairnessMargin: []float64{0.38},
+		expectedFairnessMargin: []float64{0.375},
 		expectAllRequests:      true,
 		evalInqueueMetrics:     true,
 		evalExecutingMetrics:   true,
@@ -746,38 +747,45 @@ func TestTooWide(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestWindup(t *testing.T) {
 	metrics.Register()
-	now := time.Now()
+	for _, testcase := range []struct {
+		margin2     float64
+		expectFair2 bool
+	}{{margin2: 0.26, expectFair2: true}, {margin2: 0.1, expectFair2: false}} {
+		subName := fmt.Sprintf("m2=%v", testcase.margin2)
+		t.Run(subName, func(t *testing.T) {
+			now := time.Now()
+			clk, counter := testeventclock.NewFake(now, 0, nil)
+			qsf := newTestableQueueSetFactory(clk, countingPromiseFactoryFactory(counter))
+			qCfg := fq.QueuingConfig{
+				Name:             "TestWindup/" + subName,
+				DesiredNumQueues: 9,
+				QueueLengthLimit: 6,
+				HandSize:         1,
+				RequestWaitLimit: 10 * time.Minute,
+			}
+			qsc, err := qsf.BeginConstruction(qCfg, newObserverPair(clk))
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+			}
+			qs := qsc.Complete(fq.DispatchingConfig{ConcurrencyLimit: 3})
 
-	clk, counter := testeventclock.NewFake(now, 0, nil)
-	qsf := newTestableQueueSetFactory(clk, countingPromiseFactoryFactory(counter))
-	qCfg := fq.QueuingConfig{
-		Name:             "TestWindup",
-		DesiredNumQueues: 9,
-		QueueLengthLimit: 6,
-		HandSize:         1,
-		RequestWaitLimit: 10 * time.Minute,
+			uniformScenario{name: qCfg.Name, qs: qs,
+				clients: []uniformClient{
+					newUniformClient(1001001001, 2, 40, time.Second, -1),
+					newUniformClient(2002002002, 2, 40, time.Second, -1).setSplit(),
+				},
+				concurrencyLimit:       3,
+				evalDuration:           time.Second * 40,
+				expectedFair:           []bool{true, testcase.expectFair2},
+				expectedFairnessMargin: []float64{0.1, testcase.margin2},
+				expectAllRequests:      true,
+				evalInqueueMetrics:     true,
+				evalExecutingMetrics:   true,
+				clk:                    clk,
+				counter:                counter,
+			}.exercise(t)
+		})
 	}
-	qsc, err := qsf.BeginConstruction(qCfg, newObserverPair(clk))
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-	qs := qsc.Complete(fq.DispatchingConfig{ConcurrencyLimit: 3})
-
-	uniformScenario{name: qCfg.Name, qs: qs,
-		clients: []uniformClient{
-			newUniformClient(1001001001, 2, 40, time.Second, -1),
-			newUniformClient(2002002002, 2, 40, time.Second, -1).setSplit(),
-		},
-		concurrencyLimit:       3,
-		evalDuration:           time.Second * 40,
-		expectedFair:           []bool{true, true},
-		expectedFairnessMargin: []float64{0.1, 0.26},
-		expectAllRequests:      true,
-		evalInqueueMetrics:     true,
-		evalExecutingMetrics:   true,
-		clk:                    clk,
-		counter:                counter,
-	}.exercise(t)
 }
 
 func TestDifferentFlowsWithoutQueuing(t *testing.T) {