diff --git a/tests/Tgstation.Server.Host.Tests/IO/TestPostWriteHandler.cs b/tests/Tgstation.Server.Host.Tests/IO/TestPostWriteHandler.cs
index 7a309c4455..e5081ea7f4 100644
--- a/tests/Tgstation.Server.Host.Tests/IO/TestPostWriteHandler.cs
+++ b/tests/Tgstation.Server.Host.Tests/IO/TestPostWriteHandler.cs
@@ -40,24 +40,22 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.IO.Tests
 			var tmpFile = Path.GetTempFileName();
 			try
 			{
+				Assert.IsFalse(postWriteHandler.NeedsPostWrite(tmpFile));
 				postWriteHandler.HandleWrite(tmpFile);
 
 				if (isWindows)
 					return; //you do nothing
 
 				//ensure it is now executable
+				Assert.IsTrue(postWriteHandler.NeedsPostWrite(tmpFile));
 				File.WriteAllBytes(tmpFile, Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes("#!/bin/sh\n"));
 
-				Assert.IsFalse(postWriteHandler.NeedsPostWrite(tmpFile));
-
 				using (var process = Process.Start(tmpFile))
 				{
 					process.WaitForExit();
 					Assert.AreEqual(0, process.ExitCode);
 				}
 
-				Assert.IsTrue(postWriteHandler.NeedsPostWrite(tmpFile));
-
 				//run it again for the code coverage on that part where no changes are made if it's already executable
 				postWriteHandler.HandleWrite(tmpFile);
 			}