diff --git a/peer/brontide_test.go b/peer/brontide_test.go
index 10ef1bded..37803ecbc 100644
--- a/peer/brontide_test.go
+++ b/peer/brontide_test.go
@@ -1183,18 +1183,6 @@ func TestHandleNewPendingChannel(t *testing.T) {
 	chanIDNotExist := lnwire.ChannelID{1}
 	chanIDPending := lnwire.ChannelID{2}
 
-	// Create a test brontide.
-	dummyConfig := Config{}
-	peer := NewBrontide(dummyConfig)
-
-	// Create the test state.
-	peer.activeChannels.Store(chanIDActive, &lnwallet.LightningChannel{})
-	peer.activeChannels.Store(chanIDPending, nil)
-
-	// Assert test state, we should have two channels store, one active and
-	// one pending.
-	require.Equal(t, 2, peer.activeChannels.Len())
-
 	testCases := []struct {
 		name   string
 		chanID lnwire.ChannelID
@@ -1234,9 +1222,22 @@ func TestHandleNewPendingChannel(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Parallel()
 			require := require.New(t)
 
-			// Get the number of channels before mutating the
-			// state.
-			numChans := peer.activeChannels.Len()
+			// Create a test brontide.
+			dummyConfig := Config{}
+			peer := NewBrontide(dummyConfig)
+
+			// Create the test state.
+			peer.activeChannels.Store(
+				chanIDActive, &lnwallet.LightningChannel{},
+			)
+			peer.activeChannels.Store(chanIDPending, nil)
+
+			// Assert test state, we should have two channels
+			// store, one active and one pending.
+			numChans := 2
+			require.EqualValues(
+				numChans, peer.activeChannels.Len(),
+			)
 
 			// Call the method.
 			peer.handleNewPendingChannel(req)