diff --git a/nano/core_test/conflicts.cpp b/nano/core_test/conflicts.cpp
index 79fdfc429..26ccf2a34 100644
--- a/nano/core_test/conflicts.cpp
+++ b/nano/core_test/conflicts.cpp
@@ -247,9 +247,12 @@ TEST (conflicts, adjusted_multiplier)
 	node1.process_active (open2);
 	auto change1 (std::make_shared<nano::state_block> (key3.pub, open2->hash (), nano::test_genesis_key.pub, nano::xrb_ratio, 0, key3.prv, key3.pub, *system.work.generate (open2->hash ())));
 	node1.process_active (change1);
+	nano::keypair key4;
+	auto send5 (std::make_shared<nano::state_block> (key3.pub, change1->hash (), nano::test_genesis_key.pub, 0, key4.pub, key3.prv, key3.pub, *system.work.generate (change1->hash ()))); // Pending for open epoch block
+	node1.process_active (send5);
 	node1.block_processor.flush ();
 	system.deadline_set (3s);
-	while (node1.active.size () != 10)
+	while (node1.active.size () != 11)
 	{
 		ASSERT_NO_ERROR (system.poll ());
 	}
@@ -276,10 +279,8 @@ TEST (conflicts, adjusted_multiplier)
 	// key3
 	ASSERT_GT (adjusted_multipliers.find (send4->hash ())->second, adjusted_multipliers.find (open2->hash ())->second);
 	ASSERT_GT (adjusted_multipliers.find (open2->hash ())->second, adjusted_multipliers.find (change1->hash ())->second);
+	ASSERT_GT (adjusted_multipliers.find (change1->hash ())->second, adjusted_multipliers.find (send5->hash ())->second);
 	// Independent elections can have higher difficulty than adjusted tree
-	nano::keypair key4;
-	auto send5 (std::make_shared<nano::state_block> (key3.pub, change1->hash (), nano::test_genesis_key.pub, 0, key4.pub, key3.prv, key3.pub, *system.work.generate (change1->hash ()))); // Pending for open epoch block
-	node1.process_active (send5);
 	auto open_epoch2 (std::make_shared<nano::state_block> (key4.pub, 0, 0, 0, node1.ledger.epoch_link (nano::epoch::epoch_1), nano::test_genesis_key.prv, nano::test_genesis_key.pub, *system.work.generate (key4.pub, nano::difficulty::from_multiplier ((adjusted_multipliers.find (send1->hash ())->second), node1.network_params.network.publish_thresholds.base))));
 	ASSERT_GT (open_epoch2->difficulty (), nano::difficulty::from_multiplier ((adjusted_multipliers.find (send1->hash ())->second), node1.network_params.network.publish_thresholds.base));
 	node1.process_active (open_epoch2);