diff --git a/dev/make-root/rntuple_emptystruct_invalidvar.C b/dev/make-root/rntuple_emptystruct_invalidvar.C
index d0873e1..d4dca5b 100644
--- a/dev/make-root/rntuple_emptystruct_invalidvar.C
+++ b/dev/make-root/rntuple_emptystruct_invalidvar.C
@@ -34,9 +34,6 @@ void rntuple_emptystruct_invalidvar() {
   *variant_field = 1; // valid state
   ntuple->Fill();
 
-  variant_field->emplace<StructForVariant>(2); // valid state
-  ntuple->Fill();
-
   try {
     *variant_field = StructForVariant(); // invalid state
   } catch (const std::runtime_error &e) {
@@ -44,4 +41,7 @@ void rntuple_emptystruct_invalidvar() {
   }
   assert(variant_field->valueless_by_exception());
   ntuple->Fill();
+
+  variant_field->emplace<StructForVariant>(2); // valid state
+  ntuple->Fill();
 }
diff --git a/src/skhep_testdata/data/test_emptystruct_invalidvar_rntuple_v1.root b/src/skhep_testdata/data/test_emptystruct_invalidvar_rntuple_v1.root
index 4bc589d..ad7eab5 100644
Binary files a/src/skhep_testdata/data/test_emptystruct_invalidvar_rntuple_v1.root and b/src/skhep_testdata/data/test_emptystruct_invalidvar_rntuple_v1.root differ