diff --git a/python/cuml/cuml_accel_tests/upstream/umap/xfail-list.yaml b/python/cuml/cuml_accel_tests/upstream/umap/xfail-list.yaml
index f4e8d267dd..170b8fefb6 100644
--- a/python/cuml/cuml_accel_tests/upstream/umap/xfail-list.yaml
+++ b/python/cuml/cuml_accel_tests/upstream/umap/xfail-list.yaml
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
   marker: cuml_accel_flaky
   strict: false
   tests:
+  - "umap.tests.test_umap_on_iris::test_precomputed_transform_on_iris"
   - "umap.tests.test_umap_ops::test_umap_transform_embedding_stability"
 - reason: UMAP using removed numpy function `in1d`
   marker: cuml_accel_no_numpy_in1d
diff --git a/python/cuml/tests/test_pickle.py b/python/cuml/tests/test_pickle.py
index e6f9099285..6c9537f64a 100644
--- a/python/cuml/tests/test_pickle.py
+++ b/python/cuml/tests/test_pickle.py
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ def test_nearest_neighbors_pickle(algorithm):
         # just to ensure things are wired together properly.
         accuracy = (i1 == i2).sum() / i1.size
         assert accuracy >= 0.9
-        np.testing.assert_allclose(d1, d2, atol=1e-5)
+        np.testing.assert_allclose(d1, d2, atol=1e-3)
     else:
         np.testing.assert_allclose(i1, i2)
         np.testing.assert_allclose(d1, d2)