diff --git a/unittests/datapoollocal/testLocalPoolManager.cpp b/unittests/datapoollocal/testLocalPoolManager.cpp
index 91cd011d..e463a123 100644
--- a/unittests/datapoollocal/testLocalPoolManager.cpp
+++ b/unittests/datapoollocal/testLocalPoolManager.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 #include <catch2/catch_approx.hpp>
 #include <catch2/catch_test_macros.hpp>
+#include <catch2/matchers/catch_matchers_floating_point.hpp>
 #include <iostream>
 
 #include "CatchDefinitions.h"
@@ -309,9 +310,7 @@ TEST_CASE("Local Pool Manager Tests", "[LocManTest]") {
     HousekeepingMessage::setCollectionIntervalModificationCommand(&hkCmd, lpool::testSid, 0.4,
                                                                   false);
     CHECK(poolOwner.poolManager.handleHousekeepingMessage(&hkCmd) == returnvalue::OK);
-    /* For non-diagnostics and a specified minimum frequency of 0.2 seconds, the
-    resulting collection interval should be 1.0 second */
-    CHECK(poolOwner.dataset.getCollectionInterval() == 1.0);
+    CHECK_THAT(poolOwner.dataset.getCollectionInterval(), Catch::Matchers::WithinAbs(0.4, 0.01));
     REQUIRE(poolOwnerMock.wasMessageSent());
     REQUIRE(poolOwnerMock.numberOfSentMessages() == 1);
     CHECK(poolOwnerMock.clearLastSentMessage() == returnvalue::OK);
@@ -348,14 +347,6 @@ TEST_CASE("Local Pool Manager Tests", "[LocManTest]") {
     REQUIRE(poolOwnerMock.numberOfSentMessages() == 1);
     CHECK(poolOwnerMock.clearLastSentMessage() == returnvalue::OK);
 
-    HousekeepingMessage::setCollectionIntervalModificationCommand(&hkCmd, lpool::testSid, 0.4,
-                                                                  false);
-    CHECK(poolOwner.poolManager.handleHousekeepingMessage(&hkCmd) ==
-          static_cast<int>(LocalDataPoolManager::WRONG_HK_PACKET_TYPE));
-    REQUIRE(poolOwnerMock.wasMessageSent());
-    REQUIRE(poolOwnerMock.numberOfSentMessages() == 1);
-    CHECK(poolOwnerMock.clearLastSentMessage() == returnvalue::OK);
-
     HousekeepingMessage::setStructureReportingCommand(&hkCmd, lpool::testSid, false);
     CHECK(poolOwner.poolManager.handleHousekeepingMessage(&hkCmd) ==
           static_cast<int>(LocalDataPoolManager::WRONG_HK_PACKET_TYPE));