diff --git a/test/sorted_notes_folder_test.dart b/test/sorted_notes_folder_test.dart
index 5d61b7c8..0c0b5a2e 100644
--- a/test/sorted_notes_folder_test.dart
+++ b/test/sorted_notes_folder_test.dart
@@ -87,12 +87,12 @@ void main() {
       );
 
       var note = Note(folder, p.join(folder.folderPath, "new.md"));
+      folder.add(note);
+
       note.modified = DateTime(2020, 2, 1);
       note.body = "new\n";
       await NoteStorage().save(note).throwOnError();
 
-      folder.add(note);
-
       expect(sf.notes.length, 6);
 
       expect(sf.notes[0].body, "new\n");
@@ -111,12 +111,12 @@ void main() {
       );
 
       var note = Note(folder, p.join(folder.folderPath, "new.md"));
+      folder.add(note);
+
       note.modified = DateTime(2020, 1, 1);
       note.body = "new\n";
       await NoteStorage().save(note).throwOnError();
 
-      folder.add(note);
-
       expect(sf.notes.length, 6);
 
       expect(sf.notes[0].body, "4\n");