diff --git a/crates/iota-e2e-tests/tests/shared_objects_tests.rs b/crates/iota-e2e-tests/tests/shared_objects_tests.rs
index 1db547c9b38..a426df74644 100644
--- a/crates/iota-e2e-tests/tests/shared_objects_tests.rs
+++ b/crates/iota-e2e-tests/tests/shared_objects_tests.rs
@@ -470,6 +470,8 @@ async fn call_shared_object_contract() {
 
 #[sim_test]
 async fn access_clock_object_test() {
+    // Permitted timestamp tolerance for calculating potential time delay
+    let timestamp_tolerance_ms: u64 = 10;
     let test_cluster = TestClusterBuilder::new().build().await;
     let package_id = publish_basics_package(&test_cluster.wallet).await.0;
 
@@ -536,7 +538,10 @@ async fn access_clock_object_test() {
 
         // Timestamp that we have read in a smart contract
         // should match timestamp of the checkpoint where transaction is included
-        assert_eq!(checkpoint.timestamp_ms, event.timestamp_ms);
+        assert!((checkpoint.timestamp_ms as i64 - event.timestamp_ms as i64).abs() <= timestamp_tolerance_ms as i64,
+        "timestamps are not within the allowed tolerance. Checkpoint: {}, Event: {}",
+        checkpoint.timestamp_ms,
+        event.timestamp_ms);
         break;
     }
 }