diff --git a/x/ccv/consumer/keeper/relay_test.go b/x/ccv/consumer/keeper/relay_test.go
index 7d3decd3a2..e1986cd0d4 100644
--- a/x/ccv/consumer/keeper/relay_test.go
+++ b/x/ccv/consumer/keeper/relay_test.go
@@ -465,7 +465,12 @@ func TestSendPacketsDeletion(t *testing.T) {
 	consumerKeeper.SetProviderChannel(ctx, "consumerCCVChannelID")
 	consumerKeeper.SetParams(ctx, consumertypes.DefaultParams())
 
-	// Queue two pending packets
+	// Queue two pending packets. Note VSC matured enqueued first since slash packets block further sending
+	consumerKeeper.AppendPendingPacket(ctx, types.VscMaturedPacket, &types.ConsumerPacketData_VscMaturedPacketData{
+		VscMaturedPacketData: &types.VSCMaturedPacketData{
+			ValsetUpdateId: 90,
+		},
+	})
 	consumerKeeper.AppendPendingPacket(ctx, types.SlashPacket, &types.ConsumerPacketData_SlashPacketData{ // Slash appears first
 		SlashPacketData: &types.SlashPacketData{
 			Validator:      abci.Validator{},
@@ -473,11 +478,6 @@ func TestSendPacketsDeletion(t *testing.T) {
 			Infraction:     stakingtypes.Infraction_INFRACTION_DOWNTIME,
 		},
 	})
-	consumerKeeper.AppendPendingPacket(ctx, types.VscMaturedPacket, &types.ConsumerPacketData_VscMaturedPacketData{
-		VscMaturedPacketData: &types.VSCMaturedPacketData{
-			ValsetUpdateId: 90,
-		},
-	})
 
 	// Get mocks for a successful SendPacket call that does NOT return an error
 	expectations := testkeeper.GetMocksForSendIBCPacket(ctx, mocks, "consumerCCVChannelID", 1)
@@ -489,6 +489,6 @@ func TestSendPacketsDeletion(t *testing.T) {
 	consumerKeeper.SendPackets(ctx)
 
 	// Expect the first successfully sent packet to be popped from queue
-	require.Equal(t, 1, len(consumerKeeper.GetPendingPackets(ctx)))
-	require.Equal(t, types.VscMaturedPacket, consumerKeeper.GetPendingPackets(ctx)[0].Type)
+	require.Len(t, consumerKeeper.GetPendingPackets(ctx), 1)
+	require.Equal(t, types.SlashPacket, consumerKeeper.GetPendingPackets(ctx)[0].Type)
 }