diff --git a/tests/junit-functional/org/jgroups/tests/RelayRpcDispatcherTest.java b/tests/junit-functional/org/jgroups/tests/RelayRpcDispatcherTest.java
index 6fa670f1a8..c358e0f3ed 100644
--- a/tests/junit-functional/org/jgroups/tests/RelayRpcDispatcherTest.java
+++ b/tests/junit-functional/org/jgroups/tests/RelayRpcDispatcherTest.java
@@ -125,14 +125,13 @@ public void testNotificationAndRpcRelay2Transit(Class<? extends RELAY> cl) throw
         assertSiteView(x, List.of(LON, SFO));
         assert getCurrentSites(y) == null;
 
-        System.out.println("B: sending message 0 to the site master of SFO");
-        Address sm_sfo=new SiteMaster(SFO);
         MethodCall call=new MethodCall(ServerObject.class.getMethod("foo"));
         System.out.println("B: call foo method on A");
         Object rsp = rpcb.callRemoteMethod(a.getAddress(), call, new RequestOptions(ResponseMode.GET_ALL,5000));
         System.out.println("RSP is: " + rsp );
         
-        
+        System.out.println("B: sending message 0 to the site master of SFO");
+        Address sm_sfo=new SiteMaster(SFO);
         System.out.println("B: call foo method on SFO master site");
         rsp = rpcb.callRemoteMethod(sm_sfo, call, new RequestOptions(ResponseMode.GET_ALL,15000));
         System.out.println("RSP is: " + rsp );