diff --git a/tools/integration_tests/operations/file_and_dir_attributes_test.go b/tools/integration_tests/operations/file_and_dir_attributes_test.go
index 3b402aac73..cc56ce3673 100644
--- a/tools/integration_tests/operations/file_and_dir_attributes_test.go
+++ b/tools/integration_tests/operations/file_and_dir_attributes_test.go
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ func checkIfObjectAttrIsCorrect(objName string, preCreateTime time.Time, postCre
 	if objName != statObjName {
 		t.Errorf("File name not matched in os.Stat, found: %s, expected: %s", statObjName, objName)
 	}
-	statModTime := oStat.ModTime().Round(time.Second)
+
+	statModTime := oStat.ModTime()
 	if (preCreateTime.After(statModTime)) || (postCreateTime.Before(statModTime)) {
 		t.Errorf("File modification time not in the expected time-range")
 	}
@@ -53,12 +54,13 @@ func checkIfObjectAttrIsCorrect(objName string, preCreateTime time.Time, postCre
 func TestFileAttributes(t *testing.T) {
 	testDir := setup.SetupTestDirectory(DirForOperationTests)
 
-	// kernel time can be slightly out of sync of time.Now(), so rounding off
-	// times to seconds. Ref: https://github.com/golang/go/issues/33510
-	preCreateTime := time.Now().Round(time.Second)
+	// kernel time can be slightly out of sync of time.Now(), so using
+	// operations.TimeSlop to adjust pre and post create time.
+	// Ref: https://github.com/golang/go/issues/33510
+	preCreateTime := time.Now().Add(-operations.TimeSlop)
 	fileName := path.Join(testDir, tempFileName)
 	operations.CreateFileWithContent(fileName, setup.FilePermission_0600, Content, t)
-	postCreateTime := time.Now().Round(time.Second)
+	postCreateTime := time.Now().Add(+operations.TimeSlop)
 
 	// The file size in createTempFile() is BytesWrittenInFile bytes
 	// https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/gcsfuse/blob/master/tools/integration_tests/util/setup/setup.go#L124
@@ -68,12 +70,13 @@ func TestFileAttributes(t *testing.T) {
 func TestEmptyDirAttributes(t *testing.T) {
 	testDir := setup.SetupTestDirectory(DirForOperationTests)
 
-	// kernel time can be slightly out of sync of time.Now(), so rounding off
-	// times to seconds. Ref: https://github.com/golang/go/issues/33510
-	preCreateTime := time.Now().Round(time.Second)
+	// kernel time can be slightly out of sync of time.Now(), so using
+	// operations.TimeSlop to adjust pre and post create time.
+	// Ref: https://github.com/golang/go/issues/33510
+	preCreateTime := time.Now().Add(-operations.TimeSlop)
 	dirName := path.Join(testDir, DirAttrTest)
 	operations.CreateDirectoryWithNFiles(0, dirName, "", t)
-	postCreateTime := time.Now().Round(time.Second)
+	postCreateTime := time.Now().Add(operations.TimeSlop)
 
 	checkIfObjectAttrIsCorrect(path.Join(testDir, DirAttrTest), preCreateTime, postCreateTime, 0, t)
 }
@@ -81,12 +84,13 @@ func TestEmptyDirAttributes(t *testing.T) {
 func TestNonEmptyDirAttributes(t *testing.T) {
 	testDir := setup.SetupTestDirectory(DirForOperationTests)
 
-	// kernel time can be slightly out of sync of time.Now(), so rounding off
-	// times to seconds. Ref: https://github.com/golang/go/issues/33510
-	preCreateTime := time.Now().Round(time.Second)
+	// kernel time can be slightly out of sync of time.Now(), so using
+	// operations.TimeSlop to adjust pre and post create time.
+	// Ref: https://github.com/golang/go/issues/33510
+	preCreateTime := time.Now().Add(-operations.TimeSlop)
 	dirName := path.Join(testDir, DirAttrTest)
 	operations.CreateDirectoryWithNFiles(NumberOfFilesInDirAttrTest, dirName, PrefixFileInDirAttrTest, t)
-	postCreateTime := time.Now().Round(time.Second)
+	postCreateTime := time.Now().Add(operations.TimeSlop)
 
 	checkIfObjectAttrIsCorrect(dirName, preCreateTime, postCreateTime, 0, t)
 }
diff --git a/tools/integration_tests/util/operations/file_operations.go b/tools/integration_tests/util/operations/file_operations.go
index b5b54c0d68..7bc432b525 100644
--- a/tools/integration_tests/util/operations/file_operations.go
+++ b/tools/integration_tests/util/operations/file_operations.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"syscall"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -36,6 +37,11 @@ const (
 	OneMiB = OneKiB * OneKiB
 	// ChunkSizeForContentComparison is currently set to 1 MiB.
 	ChunkSizeForContentComparison int = OneMiB
+
+	// TimeSlop The radius we use for "expect mtime is within"-style assertions as kernel
+	// time can be slightly out of sync of time.Now().
+	// Ref: https://github.com/golang/go/issues/33510
+	TimeSlop = 25 * time.Millisecond
 )
 
 func copyFile(srcFileName, dstFileName string, allowOverwrite bool) (err error) {