diff --git a/selfdrive/test/test_onroad.py b/selfdrive/test/test_onroad.py
index ed3fca5fb..f57751c06 100644
--- a/selfdrive/test/test_onroad.py
+++ b/selfdrive/test/test_onroad.py
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ class TestOnroad:
 
     # check for big leaks. note that memory usage is
     # expected to go up while the MSGQ buffers fill up
-    assert np.average(mems) <= 65, "Average memory usage too high"
+    assert np.average(mems) <= 80, "Average memory usage too high"
     assert np.max(np.diff(mems)) <= 4, "Max memory increase too high"
     assert np.average(np.diff(mems)) <= 1, "Average memory increase too high"