diff --git a/docs/src/tutorials/conic/ellipse_fitting.jl b/docs/src/tutorials/conic/ellipse_fitting.jl
index d77e7ae63bb..b6f09e5dece 100644
--- a/docs/src/tutorials/conic/ellipse_fitting.jl
+++ b/docs/src/tutorials/conic/ellipse_fitting.jl
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ Plots.plot!(
 function create_ellipse_model(Ξ::Array{Tuple{Int,Int},1}, ϵ = 1e-5)
     N = length(Ξ)
     model = Model(SCS.Optimizer)
-    set_silent(model)
+    # set_silent(model)
     @variable(model, Q[1:2, 1:2], PSD)
     @variable(model, d[1:2])
     @variable(model, e)
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ for (i, cluster) in enumerate(clusters)
     )
     @objective(model, Min, ζ)
     optimize!(model)
-    @assert is_solved_and_feasible(model)
+    @assert is_solved_and_feasible(model; allow_almost = true)
     Q, d, e = value.(model[:Q]), value.(model[:d]), value.(model[:e])
     push!(ellipses_C2, Dict(:Q => Q, :d => d, :e => e))
 end