diff --git a/tests/interval.rs b/tests/interval.rs
index 90ece77bf..3d056c361 100644
--- a/tests/interval.rs
+++ b/tests/interval.rs
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ fn single() {
     drop(env_logger::init());
     let mut l = t!(Core::new());
     let dur = Duration::from_millis(10);
-    let interval = t!(Interval::new(dur, &l.handle()));
     let start = Instant::now();
+    let interval = t!(Interval::new(dur, &l.handle()));
     t!(l.run(interval.take(1).collect()));
     assert!(start.elapsed() >= dur);
 }
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ fn two_times() {
     drop(env_logger::init());
     let mut l = t!(Core::new());
     let dur = Duration::from_millis(10);
-    let interval = t!(Interval::new(dur, &l.handle()));
     let start = Instant::now();
+    let interval = t!(Interval::new(dur, &l.handle()));
     let result = t!(l.run(interval.take(2).collect()));
     assert!(start.elapsed() >= dur*2);
     assert_eq!(result, vec![(), ()]);
diff --git a/tests/timeout.rs b/tests/timeout.rs
index 50cebf052..c1e22417c 100644
--- a/tests/timeout.rs
+++ b/tests/timeout.rs
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ fn smoke() {
     drop(env_logger::init());
     let mut l = t!(Core::new());
     let dur = Duration::from_millis(10);
-    let timeout = t!(Timeout::new(dur, &l.handle()));
     let start = Instant::now();
+    let timeout = t!(Timeout::new(dur, &l.handle()));
     t!(l.run(timeout));
     assert!(start.elapsed() >= (dur / 2));
 }