diff --git a/tests/test_maintenance.py b/tests/test_maintenance.py
index 42d1871..0488943 100644
--- a/tests/test_maintenance.py
+++ b/tests/test_maintenance.py
@@ -256,6 +256,12 @@ def test_recover_stalled_task_runs_skips_fresh_running(db_sync):
     recovered = recover_stalled_task_runs.apply().get()
     assert recovered == 0
 
+    db_sync.expire_all()
+    status = db_sync.execute(
+        select(TaskRun.status).where(TaskRun.id == fresh_id)
+    ).scalar_one()
+    assert status == "running"
+
 
 def test_recover_stalled_task_runs_ml_queue_uses_longer_threshold(db_sync):
     """ml-queue tasks (tag_and_embed video branch) legitimately run
@@ -344,12 +350,6 @@ def test_recover_stalled_task_runs_archive_task_uses_longer_threshold(db_sync):
     assert _status(archive_fresh_id) == "running"
     assert _status(archive_stale_id) == "error"
 
-    db_sync.expire_all()
-    status = db_sync.execute(
-        select(TaskRun.status).where(TaskRun.id == fresh_id)
-    ).scalar_one()
-    assert status == "running"
-
 
 def test_prune_task_runs_deletes_ok_older_than_24h(db_sync):
     from sqlalchemy import select