diff --git a/titan-test/src/main/java/com/thinkaurelius/titan/diskstorage/KeyValueStoreTest.java b/titan-test/src/main/java/com/thinkaurelius/titan/diskstorage/KeyValueStoreTest.java
index 0eb13df11f..2ed73c3d6b 100644
--- a/titan-test/src/main/java/com/thinkaurelius/titan/diskstorage/KeyValueStoreTest.java
+++ b/titan-test/src/main/java/com/thinkaurelius/titan/diskstorage/KeyValueStoreTest.java
@@ -196,8 +196,8 @@ public void scanTest() throws BackendException {
             String[] values = generateValues();
             loadValues(values);
             RecordIterator<KeyValueEntry> iterator0 = getAllData(tx);
-            Assert.assertEquals(numKeys, KeyValueStoreUtil.count(iterator0));
             clopen();
+            Assert.assertEquals(numKeys, KeyValueStoreUtil.count(iterator0));
             RecordIterator<KeyValueEntry> iterator1 = getAllData(tx);
             RecordIterator<KeyValueEntry> iterator2 = getAllData(tx);