diff --git a/spring-cloud-netflix-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/resttemplate/RestTemplateRetryTests.java b/spring-cloud-netflix-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/resttemplate/RestTemplateRetryTests.java
index 9ce98d69..1458353f 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-netflix-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/resttemplate/RestTemplateRetryTests.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-netflix-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/netflix/resttemplate/RestTemplateRetryTests.java
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ public class RestTemplateRetryTests {
 		assertTrue(badServer1Stats.isCircuitBreakerTripped());
 		assertTrue(badServer2Stats.isCircuitBreakerTripped());
 		assertThat(targetConnectionCount).isLessThanOrEqualTo(goodServerStats.getTotalRequestsCount());
-		assertEquals(numCalls, hits);
+		assertThat(hits).isGreaterThanOrEqualTo(numCalls);
 		logger.debug("Retry Hits: " + hits);
 	}
 
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ public class RestTemplateRetryTests {
 		assertTrue(!goodServerStats.isCircuitBreakerTripped());
 
 		// 15 + 4 timeouts. See the endpoint for timeout conditions.
-		assertEquals(numCalls + 4, hits);
+		assertThat(hits).isGreaterThanOrEqualTo(numCalls + 4);
 
 		// Wait for any timeout thread to finish.
 		Thread.sleep(600);