diff --git a/iceoryx2-cal/tests/dynamic_storage_posix_shared_memory_tests.rs b/iceoryx2-cal/tests/dynamic_storage_posix_shared_memory_tests.rs
index 4b3772a90..aa2d573b7 100644
--- a/iceoryx2-cal/tests/dynamic_storage_posix_shared_memory_tests.rs
+++ b/iceoryx2-cal/tests/dynamic_storage_posix_shared_memory_tests.rs
@@ -106,8 +106,8 @@ mod dynamic_storage_posix_shared_memory {
             .timeout(TIMEOUT)
             .open();
 
-        assert_that!(start.elapsed().unwrap(), ge TIMEOUT);
         assert_that!(sut, is_err);
         assert_that!(sut.err().unwrap(), eq DynamicStorageOpenError::InitializationNotYetFinalized);
+        assert_that!(start.elapsed().unwrap(), ge TIMEOUT);
     }
 }
diff --git a/iceoryx2-cal/tests/shared_memory_posix_shared_memory_tests.rs b/iceoryx2-cal/tests/shared_memory_posix_shared_memory_tests.rs
index 1dd68d1ef..dd4fe7047 100644
--- a/iceoryx2-cal/tests/shared_memory_posix_shared_memory_tests.rs
+++ b/iceoryx2-cal/tests/shared_memory_posix_shared_memory_tests.rs
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ mod shared_memory_posix_shared_memory_tests {
             .timeout(TIMEOUT)
             .open();
 
-        assert_that!(start.elapsed().unwrap(), ge TIMEOUT);
         assert_that!(sut, is_err);
         assert_that!(sut.err().unwrap(), eq SharedMemoryOpenError::InitializationNotYetFinalized);
+        assert_that!(start.elapsed().unwrap(), ge TIMEOUT);
     }
 }
diff --git a/iceoryx2-cal/tests/static_storage_trait_tests.rs b/iceoryx2-cal/tests/static_storage_trait_tests.rs
index ba84b8787..383e3b177 100644
--- a/iceoryx2-cal/tests/static_storage_trait_tests.rs
+++ b/iceoryx2-cal/tests/static_storage_trait_tests.rs
@@ -418,12 +418,12 @@ mod static_storage {
         let start = std::time::SystemTime::now();
         let storage_reader = Sut::Builder::new(&storage_name).open(TIMEOUT);
 
-        assert_that!(start.elapsed().unwrap(), ge TIMEOUT);
         assert_that!(storage_reader, is_err);
         assert_that!(
             storage_reader.err().unwrap(), eq
             StaticStorageOpenError::InitializationNotYetFinalized
         );
+        assert_that!(start.elapsed().unwrap(), ge TIMEOUT);
     }
 
     #[test]
diff --git a/iceoryx2-cal/tests/zero_copy_connection_posix_shared_memory_tests.rs b/iceoryx2-cal/tests/zero_copy_connection_posix_shared_memory_tests.rs
index 7bc51bab8..d946a20a2 100644
--- a/iceoryx2-cal/tests/zero_copy_connection_posix_shared_memory_tests.rs
+++ b/iceoryx2-cal/tests/zero_copy_connection_posix_shared_memory_tests.rs
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ mod zero_copy_connection_posix_shared_memory_tests {
             .receiver_max_borrowed_samples(1)
             .create_sender(1);
 
-        assert_that!(start.elapsed().unwrap(), ge TIMEOUT);
         assert_that!(sut, is_err);
         assert_that!(sut.err().unwrap(), eq ZeroCopyCreationError::InitializationNotYetFinalized);
+        assert_that!(start.elapsed().unwrap(), ge TIMEOUT);
     }
 }