diff --git a/dependency/vault_pki.go b/dependency/vault_pki.go
index 15d58e641..8bfdab311 100644
--- a/dependency/vault_pki.go
+++ b/dependency/vault_pki.go
@@ -127,13 +127,16 @@ func goodFor(cert *x509.Certificate) (time.Duration, bool) {
 	lifespanDur := end.Sub(start)
 	r := rand.New(rand.NewSource(time.Now().UnixNano()))
 	lifespanMilliseconds := lifespanDur.Milliseconds()
-	// calculate the 'time the certificate should be rotated' by figuring out
-	// 87-93% of the lifespan and adding it to the start
-	rotationTime := start.Add(time.Millisecond * time.Duration(((lifespanMilliseconds*9)/10)+(lifespanMilliseconds*int64(r.Intn(6)-3))/100))
+	// calculate the 'time the certificate should be rotated' by figuring out -3%
+	// +3% + VaultLeaseRenewalThreshold of the lifespan and adding it to the
+	// start
+	rotationTime := start.Add(time.Millisecond * time.Duration(
+		float64(lifespanMilliseconds)*VaultLeaseRenewalThreshold+float64(lifespanMilliseconds*(int64(r.Intn(6)-3)/100.0)),
+	))
 
 	// after we have the 'time the certificate should be rotated', figure out how
 	// far it is from now to sleep
-	sleepFor := time.Duration(rotationTime.Sub(now))
+	sleepFor := rotationTime.Sub(now)
 	if sleepFor <= 0 {
 		return 0, false
 	}
diff --git a/dependency/vault_pki_test.go b/dependency/vault_pki_test.go
index 528d0960f..3c1eca21d 100644
--- a/dependency/vault_pki_test.go
+++ b/dependency/vault_pki_test.go
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import (
 	"crypto/x509"
 	"crypto/x509/pkix"
 	"errors"
-	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
@@ -20,6 +19,11 @@ import (
 	"github.com/hashicorp/vault/api"
 )
 
+func init() {
+	VaultDefaultLeaseDuration = 0
+	VaultLeaseRenewalThreshold = .90
+}
+
 func Test_VaultPKI_uniqueID(t *testing.T) {
 	d1, _ := NewVaultPKIQuery("pki/issue/example-dot-com", "/unique_1", nil)
 	id1 := d1.String()
@@ -84,8 +88,7 @@ func Test_VaulkPKI_goodFor(t *testing.T) {
 
 		ratio := dur.Seconds() / (NotAfter.Sub(NotBefore).Seconds())
 		// allow for a .01 epsilon for floating point comparison to prevent flakey tests
-		if ratio < .86 || ratio > .94 {
-			fmt.Println(ratio)
+		if ratio < (VaultLeaseRenewalThreshold-.04) || ratio > (VaultLeaseRenewalThreshold+.04) {
 			t.Errorf(
 				"%v: should be between 87 and 93, but was %.2f. NotBefore: %s, NotAfter: %s",
 				name,
@@ -242,7 +245,9 @@ func Test_VaultPKI_refetch(t *testing.T) {
 	// forcefully wait the longest the certificate could be good force to ensure
 	// goodFor will always return needs renewal
 	<-d.sleepCh
-	time.Sleep(time.Millisecond * time.Duration(((ttlDuration.Milliseconds()*9)/10)+(ttlDuration.Milliseconds()*int64(3)/100)))
+	time.Sleep(time.Millisecond * time.Duration(
+		float64(ttlDuration.Milliseconds())*VaultLeaseRenewalThreshold+float64(ttlDuration.Milliseconds()*(int64(4)/100.0)),
+	))
 	act3, rm, err := d.Fetch(clients, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)