diff --git a/Wrappers/Python/test/test_PluginsTigre.py b/Wrappers/Python/test/test_PluginsTigre.py
index 331bcd6aa6..820ce61bc7 100644
--- a/Wrappers/Python/test/test_PluginsTigre.py
+++ b/Wrappers/Python/test/test_PluginsTigre.py
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ def compare_forward(self, direct_method, atol):
         fp2 = fp.copy()
         fp2.fill(0)
         Op.direct(self.img_data,out=fp2)
-        np.testing.assert_array_equal(fp.as_array(), fp2.as_array())    
+        np.testing.assert_allclose(fp.as_array(), fp2.as_array(),1e-8)    
 
     @unittest.skipUnless(has_tigre, "TIGRE not installed")
     def test_backward(self):
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ def test_backward(self):
         bp2 = bp.copy()
         bp2.fill(0)
         Op.adjoint(self.acq_data,out=bp2)
-        np.testing.assert_array_equal(bp.as_array(), bp2.as_array())    
+        np.testing.assert_allclose(bp.as_array(), bp2.as_array(), 1e-8)    
 
 
     def compare_backward_FDK_matched(self):
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ def compare_FBP(self,atol):
         reco2 = reco.copy()
         reco2.fill(0)
         fbp(self.acq_data,out=reco2)
-        np.testing.assert_array_equal(reco.as_array(), reco2.as_array())   
+        np.testing.assert_allclose(reco.as_array(), reco2.as_array(),atol=1e-8)   
 
     def compare_norm(self,direct_method,norm):
 
diff --git a/Wrappers/Python/test/test_reconstructors.py b/Wrappers/Python/test/test_reconstructors.py
index cf4f31bfc1..0d0e898cb4 100644
--- a/Wrappers/Python/test/test_reconstructors.py
+++ b/Wrappers/Python/test/test_reconstructors.py
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ def test_results_3D(self):
         reco2 = reco.copy()
         reco2.fill(0)
         reconstructor.run(out=reco2, verbose=0)
-        np.testing.assert_array_equal(reco.as_array(), reco2.as_array())  
+        np.testing.assert_allclose(reco.as_array(), reco2.as_array(), atol=1e-8)     
 
 
     @unittest.skipUnless(has_tigre and has_ipp, "TIGRE or IPP not installed")
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ def test_results_2D(self):
         reco2 = reco.copy()
         reco2.fill(0)
         reconstructor.run(out=reco2, verbose=0)
-        np.testing.assert_array_equal(reco.as_array(), reco2.as_array()) 
+        np.testing.assert_allclose(reco.as_array(), reco2.as_array(), atol=1e-8)   
 
 
     @unittest.skipUnless(has_tigre and has_ipp, "TIGRE or IPP not installed")
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ def test_results_3D(self):
         reco2 = reco.copy()
         reco2.fill(0)
         reconstructor.run(out=reco2, verbose=0)
-        np.testing.assert_array_equal(reco.as_array(), reco2.as_array())  
+        np.testing.assert_allclose(reco.as_array(), reco2.as_array(), atol=1e-8)  
 
 
     @unittest.skipUnless(has_tigre and has_ipp, "TIGRE or IPP not installed")
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ def test_results_3D_split(self):
         reco2 = reco.copy()
         reco2.fill(0)
         reconstructor.run(out=reco2, verbose=0)
-        np.testing.assert_array_equal(reco.as_array(), reco2.as_array())  
+        np.testing.assert_allclose(reco.as_array(), reco2.as_array(), atol=1e-8)   
 
 
     @unittest.skipUnless(has_tigre and has_ipp, "TIGRE or IPP not installed")
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@ def test_results_2D(self):
         reco2 = reco.copy()
         reco2.fill(0)
         reconstructor.run(out=reco2, verbose=0)
-        np.testing.assert_array_equal(reco.as_array(), reco2.as_array()) 
+        np.testing.assert_allclose(reco.as_array(), reco2.as_array(), atol=1e-8)    
 
 
     @unittest.skipUnless(has_tigre and has_ipp, "TIGRE or IPP not installed")
diff --git a/recipe/meta.yaml b/recipe/meta.yaml
index 7965948e7b..2576fe549f 100644
--- a/recipe/meta.yaml
+++ b/recipe/meta.yaml
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ requirements:
   run:
     - python
     - {{ pin_compatible('numpy', min_pin='x.x', max_pin='x.x') }}
-    - scipy
+    - scipy >=1.4.0
     - matplotlib >=3.3.0
     - h5py
     - pillow