diff --git a/lib/tasks/test_api.rake b/lib/tasks/test_api.rake
index 4ce6c31..0bf25f5 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/test_api.rake
+++ b/lib/tasks/test_api.rake
@@ -319,9 +319,9 @@ namespace :test_api do
 
         # this choice appears to have been deactivated then reactivated after
         # a period of voting
-        ignore_choices = [133189, 196277]
+        ignore_choices = [133189]
         appearances_by_choice_id.each do |choice_id, n_i| 
-          if ((n_i < (mean - 6*stddev)) || (n_i > mean + 6 *stddev)) && !ignore_choices.include?(choice_id) && Choice.find(choice_id).active?
+          if (n_i > 10 && (n_i < (mean - 6*stddev)) || (n_i > mean + 6 *stddev)) && !ignore_choices.include?(choice_id) && Choice.find(choice_id).active?
             error_message = "Choice #{choice_id} in Question ##{question.id} has an irregular number of appearances: #{n_i}, as compared to the mean: #{mean} and stddev #{stddev} for this question\n"
           end
         end
--
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