diff --git a/GPy/testing/likelihood_tests.py b/GPy/testing/likelihood_tests.py
index f7cd32b2..de347192 100644
--- a/GPy/testing/likelihood_tests.py
+++ b/GPy/testing/likelihood_tests.py
@@ -581,7 +581,7 @@ class TestNoiseModels(object):
         try:
             assert m.checkgrad(verbose=0, step=step)
         except:
-            assert m.checkgrad(verbose=1)
+            assert m.checkgrad(verbose=1, step=step)
 
     ###########
     # EP test #