diff --git a/nav2_smac_planner/test/test_a_star.cpp b/nav2_smac_planner/test/test_a_star.cpp
index 5c6ecb3a0e..730193f802 100644
--- a/nav2_smac_planner/test/test_a_star.cpp
+++ b/nav2_smac_planner/test/test_a_star.cpp
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ TEST(AStarTest, test_a_star_lattice)
 
   // check path is the right size and collision free
   EXPECT_EQ(num_it, 22);
-  EXPECT_GT(path.size(), 46u);
+  EXPECT_GT(path.size(), 45u);
   for (unsigned int i = 0; i != path.size(); i++) {
     EXPECT_EQ(costmapA->getCost(path[i].x, path[i].y), 0);
   }