diff --git a/hadoop-ozone/ozone-manager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/om/request/volume/TestOMVolumeSetOwnerRequest.java b/hadoop-ozone/ozone-manager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/om/request/volume/TestOMVolumeSetOwnerRequest.java
index 9cd04f69d2de..e77130003e2f 100644
--- a/hadoop-ozone/ozone-manager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/om/request/volume/TestOMVolumeSetOwnerRequest.java
+++ b/hadoop-ozone/ozone-manager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/om/request/volume/TestOMVolumeSetOwnerRequest.java
@@ -98,7 +98,12 @@ public void testValidateAndUpdateCacheSuccess() throws Exception {
         .get(volumeKey).getCreationTime();
     long modificationTime = omMetadataManager.getVolumeTable()
         .get(volumeKey).getModificationTime();
-    Assert.assertTrue(modificationTime > creationTime);
+
+    // creationTime and modificationTime can be the same to the precision of a
+    // millisecond - since there is no time-consuming operation between
+    // TestOMRequestUtils.addVolumeToDB (sets creationTime) and
+    // preExecute (sets modificationTime).
+    Assert.assertTrue(modificationTime >= creationTime);
 
     OzoneManagerStorageProtos.PersistedUserVolumeInfo newOwnerVolumeList =
         omMetadataManager.getUserTable().get(newOwnerKey);
diff --git a/hadoop-ozone/ozone-manager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/om/request/volume/TestOMVolumeSetQuotaRequest.java b/hadoop-ozone/ozone-manager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/om/request/volume/TestOMVolumeSetQuotaRequest.java
index 3d63ae5a7e3b..2458ef717eb8 100644
--- a/hadoop-ozone/ozone-manager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/om/request/volume/TestOMVolumeSetQuotaRequest.java
+++ b/hadoop-ozone/ozone-manager/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/om/request/volume/TestOMVolumeSetQuotaRequest.java
@@ -108,7 +108,12 @@ public void testValidateAndUpdateCacheSuccess() throws Exception {
         .getVolumeTable().get(volumeKey).getCreationTime();
     long modificationTime = omMetadataManager
         .getVolumeTable().get(volumeKey).getModificationTime();
-    Assert.assertTrue(modificationTime > creationTime);
+
+    // creationTime and modificationTime can be the same to the precision of a
+    // millisecond - since there is no time-consuming operation between
+    // TestOMRequestUtils.addVolumeToDB (sets creationTime) and
+    // preExecute (sets modificationTime).
+    Assert.assertTrue(modificationTime >= creationTime);
   }
 
   @Test