diff --git a/example/scalars/scalar_test.go b/example/scalars/scalar_test.go
index 34416ad92cf..65cf589a3f1 100644
--- a/example/scalars/scalar_test.go
+++ b/example/scalars/scalar_test.go
@@ -41,7 +41,9 @@ func TestScalars(t *testing.T) {
 			fragment UserData on User  { id name created tier address { location } }`, &resp)
 
 		require.Equal(t, "1,2", resp.User.Address.Location)
-		require.Equal(t, time.Now().Unix(), resp.User.Created)
+		// There can be a delay between creation and test assertion, so we
+		// give some leeway to eliminate false positives.S
+		require.WithinDuration(t, time.Now(), time.Unix(resp.User.Created, 0), 5*time.Second)
 		require.Equal(t, "6,66", resp.Search[0].Address.Location)
 		require.Equal(t, int64(666), resp.Search[0].Created)
 		require.Equal(t, "A", resp.Search[0].Tier)