diff --git a/test/regress_dns.c b/test/regress_dns.c
index 60f59956..8f853253 100644
--- a/test/regress_dns.c
+++ b/test/regress_dns.c
@@ -1219,12 +1219,12 @@ test_getaddrinfo_async(void *arg)
 	/* for localhost */
 	evdns_base_load_hosts(dns_base, NULL);
 
-	tt_assert(! evdns_base_set_option(dns_base, "timeout", "0.3"));
-	tt_assert(! evdns_base_set_option(dns_base, "getaddrinfo-allow-skew", "0.2"));
-
 	memset(a_out, 0, sizeof(a_out));
 	memset(&local_outcome, 0, sizeof(local_outcome));
 
+	tt_assert(! evdns_base_set_option(dns_base, "timeout", "0.3"));
+	tt_assert(! evdns_base_set_option(dns_base, "getaddrinfo-allow-skew", "0.2"));
+
 	n_gai_results_pending = 10000; /* don't think about exiting yet. */
 
 	/* 1. Try some cases that will never hit the asynchronous resolver. */