diff --git a/tests/firedrake/regression/test_interpolate_cross_mesh.py b/tests/firedrake/regression/test_interpolate_cross_mesh.py
index 0ecdac637d..6e71b6254d 100644
--- a/tests/firedrake/regression/test_interpolate_cross_mesh.py
+++ b/tests/firedrake/regression/test_interpolate_cross_mesh.py
@@ -65,7 +65,8 @@ def make_high_order(m_low_order, degree):
             ),
         ),
         "unitsquare_Regge_source",
-        "spheresphere",
+        # This test fails in complex mode
+        pytest.param("spheresphere", marks=pytest.mark.skipcomplex),
         "sphereextrudedsphereextruded",
     ]
 )
@@ -236,7 +237,7 @@ def parameters(request):
         # processes for this mesh pair.
         # Function.at often gets conflicting answers across boundaries for this
         # mesh, so we lower the tolerance a bit for this test
-        m_dest.tolerance = 0.2
+        m_dest.tolerance = 0.1
         # We use add to avoid TSFC complaints about too many indices for sum
         # factorisation when interpolating expressions of SpatialCoordinates(m_src)
         # into V_dest