diff --git a/tools/check_api_approvals.sh b/tools/check_api_approvals.sh
index 94138e4628de68084eb56d487f62f73177e485fc..ab99b7774398a02243668f229bd64e03f6701107 100644
--- a/tools/check_api_approvals.sh
+++ b/tools/check_api_approvals.sh
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ fi
 NEW_OP_TEST_ADDED=`git diff --name-only --diff-filter=AMR upstream/$BRANCH |grep -oE "test_.*.\.py" || true`
 if [ "${NEW_OP_TEST_ADDED}" != "" ] && [ "${GIT_PR_ID}" != "" ]; then
     CHECK_OUTPUT=`git diff -U5 --diff-filter=AMR upstream/$BRANCH |grep "self\.check_output(a*t*o*l*=*[0-9]"|grep "+" || true`
-    CHECK_OUTPUT_WITH_PLACE=`git diff -U5 --diff-filter=AMR upstream/$BRANCH |grep -A2 "self\.check_output_with_place" |grep "[a-z]*, [0-9]*"|grep "+" || true`
+    CHECK_OUTPUT_WITH_PLACE=`git diff -U5 --diff-filter=AMR upstream/$BRANCH |grep -A2 "self\.check_output_with_place" |grep ", [atol*,0-9]"|grep "+" || true`
     CHECK_GRAD=`git diff -U5 --diff-filter=AMR upstream/$BRANCH |grep -A5 -E "self\.check_grad|self\.check_grad_with_place"|grep "max_relative_error=" |grep "+" || true`
     CHECK_GRAD_CHECK=`git diff -U5 --diff-filter=AMR upstream/$BRANCH |grep -A2 -E "checker\.double_grad_check"|grep "eps=|atol=|rtol=" |grep "+" || true`
     CHECK_WHOLE=$CHECK_OUTPUT$CHECK_OUTPUT_WITH_PLACE$CHECK_GRAD$CHECK_GRAD_CHECK