diff --git a/ci_test/integration_tests/test_integration_resnet50.py b/ci_test/integration_tests/test_integration_resnet50.py
index 9bb4fbcfa73..9d164843702 100644
--- a/ci_test/integration_tests/test_integration_resnet50.py
+++ b/ci_test/integration_tests/test_integration_resnet50.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
     'num_nodes': 2,
     'num_epochs': 3,
     'mini_batch_size': 256,
-    'expected_train_accuracy_range': (3, 4.25), # BVE increased upper limit from 4.1 10/28
+    'expected_train_accuracy_range': (2.75, 4.25), # Decreased lower limit from 3.0 to 2.75 due to variance
     'expected_test_accuracy_range': (1.5, 2.11), # BVE increased upper limit from 2.1 10/28
     'fraction_of_data_to_use': imagenet_fraction * 0.01,
     'expected_mini_batch_times': {