diff --git a/rs/rust_canisters/canister_creator/test/test.rs b/rs/rust_canisters/canister_creator/test/test.rs
index 5e76c4263adb..c5a1be96006f 100644
--- a/rs/rust_canisters/canister_creator/test/test.rs
+++ b/rs/rust_canisters/canister_creator/test/test.rs
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ use ic_state_machine_tests::StateMachine;
 // the memory usage grew by extra 1_002 x 32 = 32_064B
 // to 3_991_081 + 32_064 = 4_023_145.
 //
-// 4. Bumping the candid version to v.0.10.22 increased the memory
-// further from 4_023_145 to 4_024_201 which is 1_056 bytes.
-const CANISTER_CREATOR_CANISTER_MEMORY_USAGE_BYTES: u64 = 4_024_201;
-
+// 4. Bumping the candid version to v0.10.22 increased the memory
+// further from 4_023_145 to 4_024_201 which is 1_056 bytes. However,
+// this varies on some runs, so the upper limit is set at 4_025_000.
+const CANISTER_CREATOR_CANISTER_MEMORY_USAGE_BYTES: u64 = 4_025_000;
 const HELLO_WORLD_WAT: &str = r#"
 (module
     (func $hi)