diff --git a/xray_test.go b/xray_test.go
index 663f67f54..cf70543d8 100644
--- a/xray_test.go
+++ b/xray_test.go
@@ -916,8 +916,8 @@ func curationServer(t *testing.T, expectedRequest map[string]bool, requestToFail
 		if r.Method == http.MethodGet {
 			if r.RequestURI == "/api/system/version" {
 				_, err := w.Write([]byte(`{"version": "7.0.0"}`))
-				w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
 				require.NoError(t, err)
+				w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
 				return
 			}