diff --git a/checks/system/slurm/slurm.py b/checks/system/slurm/slurm.py
index 5354a887c..9d2fb0ce7 100644
--- a/checks/system/slurm/slurm.py
+++ b/checks/system/slurm/slurm.py
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ def set_references(self):
         reference_mem = self.current_partition.extras['cn_memory'] - 3
         self.reference = {
             '*': {
-                'cn_max_allocated_memory': (reference_mem, -0.05, None, 'GB'),
+                'cn_max_allocated_memory': (reference_mem, -0.10, None, 'GB'),
             }
         }