diff --git a/ruby/spec/jam_ruby/models/get_work_spec.rb b/ruby/spec/jam_ruby/models/get_work_spec.rb
index e185fae49..b47b7041d 100644
--- a/ruby/spec/jam_ruby/models/get_work_spec.rb
+++ b/ruby/spec/jam_ruby/models/get_work_spec.rb
@@ -228,10 +228,10 @@ describe GetWork do
       connection1.reload
       connection2.reload
       connection1.scoring_failures.should == 1
-      connection1.scoring_timeout.should == original_timeout1
+      expect(connection1.scoring_timeout).to be_within(1.second).of(original_timeout1)
       connection1.scoring_timeout_occurrences.should == 0
       connection2.scoring_failures.should == 1
-      connection2.scoring_timeout.should == original_timeout2
+      expect(connection2.scoring_timeout).to be_within(1.second).of(original_timeout2)
       connection1.scoring_timeout_occurrences.should == 0
     end
 
@@ -245,10 +245,10 @@ describe GetWork do
       connection1.reload
       connection2.reload
       connection1.scoring_failures.should == 1
-      connection1.scoring_timeout.should == original_timeout1
+      expect(connection1.scoring_timeout).to be_within(1.second).of(original_timeout1)
       connection1.scoring_timeout_occurrences.should == 0
       connection2.scoring_failures.should == 1
-      connection2.scoring_timeout.should == original_timeout2
+      expect(connection2.scoring_timeout).to be_within(1.second).of(original_timeout2)
       connection1.scoring_timeout_occurrences.should == 0
     end
 
@@ -262,10 +262,10 @@ describe GetWork do
       connection1.reload
       connection2.reload
       connection1.scoring_failures.should == 0
-      connection1.scoring_timeout.should == original_timeout1
+      expect(connection1.scoring_timeout).to be_within(1.second).of(original_timeout1)
       connection1.scoring_timeout_occurrences.should == 0
       connection2.scoring_failures.should == 0
-      connection2.scoring_timeout.should == original_timeout2
+      expect(connection2.scoring_timeout).to be_within(1.second).of(original_timeout2)
       connection1.scoring_timeout_occurrences.should == 0
     end