diff --git a/tests/scripts/test018-syncreplication-persist b/tests/scripts/test018-syncreplication-persist
index dca90bbe866b1b5071cf9566f4ea153fb2914de4..4142e310200cadcbcd7ce241887d70b5bca02eb8 100755
--- a/tests/scripts/test018-syncreplication-persist
+++ b/tests/scripts/test018-syncreplication-persist
@@ -234,16 +234,16 @@ newsuperior: ou=Retired, ou=People, dc=example,dc=com
 dn: cn=James A Jones 2, ou=Information Technology Division, ou=People, dc=example,dc=com
 changetype: delete
 
-dn: dc=testdomain1,dc=example,dc=com
-changetype: modify
-replace: description
-description: Example, Inc. ITS test domain
-
 dn: dc=testdomain1,dc=example,dc=com
 changetype: modrdn
 newrdn: dc=itsdomain1
 deleteoldrdn: 1
 
+dn: dc=itsdomain1,dc=example,dc=com
+changetype: modify
+replace: description
+description: Example, Inc. ITS test domain
+
 dn: dc=testdomain2,dc=example,dc=com
 changetype: modrdn
 newrdn: dc=itsdomain2