diff --git a/screenshot-testing-plugin/src/main/kotlin/io/github/usefulness/testing/screenshot/verification/Recorder.kt b/screenshot-testing-plugin/src/main/kotlin/io/github/usefulness/testing/screenshot/verification/Recorder.kt
index deb9665..1a6dfa5 100644
--- a/screenshot-testing-plugin/src/main/kotlin/io/github/usefulness/testing/screenshot/verification/Recorder.kt
+++ b/screenshot-testing-plugin/src/main/kotlin/io/github/usefulness/testing/screenshot/verification/Recorder.kt
@@ -61,7 +61,12 @@ internal class Recorder(
             }
 
             is ComparisonMethod.RootMeanSquareErrorValue -> { existing, incoming ->
-                existing.getRootMeetSquare(incoming)
+                val rms = existing.getRootMeetSquare(incoming)
+                if (rms > comparisonMethod.tolerance) {
+                    rms
+                } else {
+                    0
+                }
             }
         }