diff --git a/tests/test_checkpoint.py b/tests/test_checkpoint.py
index 22fc362..762c53b 100644
--- a/tests/test_checkpoint.py
+++ b/tests/test_checkpoint.py
@@ -137,10 +137,10 @@ def test_checkpoint_splunk_firewall_noise2(
     )
     message = mt.render(mark="<111>", host=host, bsd=bsd, epoch=epoch)
 
-    sendsingle(message, setup_sc4s[0], setup_sc4s[1][514])
     sendsingle(message, setup_sc4s[0], setup_sc4s[1][514])
     sleep(10)
     sendsingle(message, setup_sc4s[0], setup_sc4s[1][514])
+    sendsingle(message, setup_sc4s[0], setup_sc4s[1][514])
 
     st = env.from_string(
         'search _time={{ epoch }} index=netfw host="{{ host }}" sourcetype="cp_log"'