diff --git a/backends/rapidpro/backend_test.go b/backends/rapidpro/backend_test.go
index c69114584..3115130e9 100644
--- a/backends/rapidpro/backend_test.go
+++ b/backends/rapidpro/backend_test.go
@@ -465,6 +465,10 @@ func (ts *MsgTestSuite) TestWriteMsg() {
 	err := ts.b.WriteMsg(msg)
 	ts.NoError(err)
 
+	// creating the incoming msg again should give us the same UUID and have the msg set as not to write
+	msg2 := ts.b.NewIncomingMsg(knChannel, urn, "test123").(*DBMsg)
+	ts.Equal(msg2.UUID(), msg.UUID())
+
 	// check we had an id set
 	ts.NotZero(msg.ID)
 
@@ -503,10 +507,6 @@ func (ts *MsgTestSuite) TestWriteMsg() {
 	ts.NotNil(contact.UUID)
 	ts.NotNil(contact.ID)
 
-	// creating the incoming msg again should give us the same UUID and have the msg set as not to write
-	msg2 := ts.b.NewIncomingMsg(knChannel, urn, "test123").(*DBMsg)
-	ts.Equal(msg2.UUID(), msg.UUID())
-
 	// waiting 5 seconds should let us write it successfully
 	time.Sleep(5 * time.Second)
 	msg3 := ts.b.NewIncomingMsg(knChannel, urn, "test123").(*DBMsg)