diff --git a/tests/compas/files/test_gltf.py b/tests/compas/files/test_gltf.py
index 4e680ad30255..d888d94fef79 100644
--- a/tests/compas/files/test_gltf.py
+++ b/tests/compas/files/test_gltf.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 from compas.files import GLTFContent
 from compas.tolerance import TOL
 
+# Temporary change the global precision in the TOL class to 12
 TOL.precision = 12
 
 BASE_FOLDER = os.path.dirname(__file__)
@@ -175,3 +176,7 @@ def test_gltf_content():
     assert len(node_0.children) == 0
     assert len(content.nodes) == 1
     assert len(scene.nodes) == 1
+
+
+# Reset the precision to its default value
+TOL.precision = 3
diff --git a/tests/compas/files/test_stl.py b/tests/compas/files/test_stl.py
index 5f0aa4b5a3c7..db6eea6e9aee 100644
--- a/tests/compas/files/test_stl.py
+++ b/tests/compas/files/test_stl.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 from compas.files import STL
 from compas.tolerance import TOL
 
+# Temporary change the global precision in the TOL class to 12
 TOL.precision = 12
 
 BASE_FOLDER = os.path.dirname(__file__)
@@ -43,3 +44,7 @@ def test_binary_read_write_fidelity():
     mesh_2 = Mesh.from_stl(fp)
     assert mesh.adjacency == mesh_2.adjacency
     assert mesh.vertex == mesh_2.vertex
+
+
+# Reset the precision to its default value
+TOL.precision = 3