diff --git a/src/test/subscription/t/023_twophase_stream.pl b/src/test/subscription/t/023_twophase_stream.pl
index dc629425daa..301c4d901c8 100644
--- a/src/test/subscription/t/023_twophase_stream.pl
+++ b/src/test/subscription/t/023_twophase_stream.pl
@@ -439,6 +439,8 @@ debug_logical_replication_streaming = buffered
 ));
 $node_subscriber->restart;
 
+$offset = -s $node_subscriber->logfile;
+
 $node_publisher->safe_psql(
 	'postgres', q{
 	BEGIN;
@@ -447,8 +449,6 @@ $node_publisher->safe_psql(
 	COMMIT PREPARED 'xact';
 	});
 
-$offset = -s $node_subscriber->logfile;
-
 # Confirm the ERROR is reported because max_prepared_transactions is zero
 $node_subscriber->wait_for_log(
 	qr/ERROR: ( [A-Z0-9]+:)? prepared transactions are disabled/,