diff --git a/zipline/testing/core.py b/zipline/testing/core.py
index ea26bceb..15d1a703 100644
--- a/zipline/testing/core.py
+++ b/zipline/testing/core.py
@@ -568,7 +568,8 @@ def check_allclose(actual,
     """
     if type(actual) != type(desired):
         raise AssertionError("%s != %s" % (type(actual), type(desired)))
-    return assert_allclose(actual, desired, err_msg=err_msg, verbose=True)
+    return assert_allclose(actual, desired, rtol=rtol, atol=atol,
+                           err_msg=err_msg, verbose=verbose)
 
 
 def check_arrays(x, y, err_msg='', verbose=True):