diff --git a/tests/search/includes/classes/test-class-queue.php b/tests/search/includes/classes/test-class-queue.php
index 98d6f59433..55a8213d3a 100644
--- a/tests/search/includes/classes/test-class-queue.php
+++ b/tests/search/includes/classes/test-class-queue.php
@@ -743,14 +743,15 @@ public function test_ratelimit_indexing_cache_count_should_not_exists_if_early_r
 	 * Ensure that the queue isn't populated if ratelimiting isn't triggered
 	 */
 	public function test_ratelimit_indexing_queue_should_be_empty_if_no_ratelimiting() {
+		$this->queue::$max_indexing_op_count = PHP_INT_MAX; // Ensure ratelimiting is disabled
+		$post_ids = range( 10, 20 );
+
 		global $wpdb;
 
 		$table_name = $this->queue->schema->get_table_name();
 
 		$this->add_posts_to_queue( range( 3, 9 ) );
 
-		$this->queue::$max_indexing_op_count = PHP_INT_MAX; // Ensure ratelimiting is disabled
-
 		$this->queue->ratelimit_indexing( true, $this->sync_manager, 'post' );
 
 		$this->assertEquals( 7, wp_cache_get( $this->queue::INDEX_COUNT_CACHE_KEY, $this->queue::INDEX_COUNT_CACHE_GROUP ), 'indexing ops count should be 7' );
@@ -768,7 +769,6 @@ public function test_ratelimit_indexing_queue_should_be_empty_if_no_ratelimiting
 
 		$this->sync_manager->reset_sync_queue();
 
-		$post_ids = range( 10, 20 );
 		$this->add_posts_to_queue( $post_ids );
 
 		$this->queue->ratelimit_indexing( true, $this->sync_manager, 'post' );