diff --git a/tests/testthat/test-create_gp_data.R b/tests/testthat/test-create_gp_data.R
index b1f7cc765..81cd895d6 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/test-create_gp_data.R
+++ b/tests/testthat/test-create_gp_data.R
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ test_that("create_gp_data returns correct default values when GP is disabled", {
   expect_equal(gp_data$ls_sdlog, convert_to_logsd(21, 7))
   expect_equal(gp_data$ls_min, 0)
   expect_equal(gp_data$ls_max, 3.54, tolerance = 0.01)
-  expect_equal(gp_data$alpha_sd, 0.01)
+  expect_equal(gp_data$alpha_sd, 0.05)
   expect_equal(gp_data$gp_type, 2)  # Default to Matern
   expect_equal(gp_data$nu, 3 / 2)
   expect_equal(gp_data$w0, 1.0)