diff --git a/akka-cluster/src/multi-jvm/scala/akka/cluster/ClientDowningNodeThatIsUnreachableSpec.scala b/akka-cluster/src/multi-jvm/scala/akka/cluster/ClientDowningNodeThatIsUnreachableSpec.scala
index a80c0a3caa..3a4148e3f0 100644
--- a/akka-cluster/src/multi-jvm/scala/akka/cluster/ClientDowningNodeThatIsUnreachableSpec.scala
+++ b/akka-cluster/src/multi-jvm/scala/akka/cluster/ClientDowningNodeThatIsUnreachableSpec.scala
@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@ class ClientDowningNodeThatIsUnreachableSpec
       runOn(first) {
         cluster.self
         awaitUpConvergence(nrOfMembers = 4)
-        testConductor.enter("all-up")
 
         val thirdAddress = node(third).address
+        testConductor.enter("all-up")
 
         // kill 'third' node
         testConductor.shutdown(third, 0)
@@ -66,11 +66,11 @@ class ClientDowningNodeThatIsUnreachableSpec
 
       runOn(second, fourth) {
         cluster.join(node(first).address)
-
         awaitUpConvergence(nrOfMembers = 4)
-        testConductor.enter("all-up")
 
         val thirdAddress = node(third).address
+        testConductor.enter("all-up")
+
         testConductor.enter("down-third-node")
 
         awaitUpConvergence(nrOfMembers = 3, canNotBePartOfRing = Seq(thirdAddress))
diff --git a/akka-cluster/src/multi-jvm/scala/akka/cluster/ClientDowningNodeThatIsUpSpec.scala b/akka-cluster/src/multi-jvm/scala/akka/cluster/ClientDowningNodeThatIsUpSpec.scala
index adfc7aa514..0f48951305 100644
--- a/akka-cluster/src/multi-jvm/scala/akka/cluster/ClientDowningNodeThatIsUpSpec.scala
+++ b/akka-cluster/src/multi-jvm/scala/akka/cluster/ClientDowningNodeThatIsUpSpec.scala
@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@ class ClientDowningNodeThatIsUpSpec
       runOn(first) {
         cluster.self
         awaitUpConvergence(nrOfMembers = 4)
-        testConductor.enter("all-up")
 
         val thirdAddress = node(third).address
+        testConductor.enter("all-up")
 
         // mark 'third' node as DOWN
         testConductor.removeNode(third)
@@ -56,18 +56,17 @@ class ClientDowningNodeThatIsUpSpec
 
       runOn(third) {
         cluster.join(node(first).address)
-
         awaitUpConvergence(nrOfMembers = 4)
         testConductor.enter("all-up")
       }
 
       runOn(second, fourth) {
         cluster.join(node(first).address)
-
         awaitUpConvergence(nrOfMembers = 4)
-        testConductor.enter("all-up")
 
         val thirdAddress = node(third).address
+        testConductor.enter("all-up")
+
         testConductor.enter("down-third-node")
 
         awaitUpConvergence(nrOfMembers = 3, canNotBePartOfRing = Seq(thirdAddress))