diff --git a/cli/test/smokehouse/test-definitions/dobetterweb.js b/cli/test/smokehouse/test-definitions/dobetterweb.js
index f5a00768c269..cba659d2e662 100644
--- a/cli/test/smokehouse/test-definitions/dobetterweb.js
+++ b/cli/test/smokehouse/test-definitions/dobetterweb.js
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ const expectations = {
       },
       'render-blocking-resources': {
         score: '<1',
-        numericValue: '>=85',
+        numericValue: '>=50',
         details: {
           items: [
             {
diff --git a/third-party/devtools-tests/e2e/lighthouse/devtools-settings_test.ts b/third-party/devtools-tests/e2e/lighthouse/devtools-settings_test.ts
index 1a7afd2e7ac0..e57a3e873741 100644
--- a/third-party/devtools-tests/e2e/lighthouse/devtools-settings_test.ts
+++ b/third-party/devtools-tests/e2e/lighthouse/devtools-settings_test.ts
@@ -93,10 +93,12 @@ describe('DevTools', function() {
           statusCode: item.statusCode,
         };
       });
-      assert.deepEqual(trimmedRequests, [
-        {url: 'hello.html', statusCode: 200},
-        {url: 'basic.css', statusCode: -1},  // statuCode === -1 means the request failed
-      ]);
+
+      // An extra basic.css request with status code -1 appears, but only in e2e tests
+      // This test is made more lenient since this only happens in the e2e environment
+      // b/359984292
+      assert.deepStrictEqual(trimmedRequests[0], {url: 'hello.html', statusCode: 200});
+      assert.deepStrictEqual(trimmedRequests[1], {url: 'basic.css', statusCode: -1});
     });
   });