diff --git a/libwvdrmengine/oemcrypto/test/oemcrypto_test.cpp b/libwvdrmengine/oemcrypto/test/oemcrypto_test.cpp
index d610413f..fbb5a7d0 100644
--- a/libwvdrmengine/oemcrypto/test/oemcrypto_test.cpp
+++ b/libwvdrmengine/oemcrypto/test/oemcrypto_test.cpp
@@ -8842,6 +8842,9 @@ TEST_P(OEMCryptoUsageTableTest, VerifyUsageTimes) {
                   s.pst_report().seconds_since_last_decrypt(),
               playback_time, kUsageTableTimeTolerance);
 
+  // We must update the usage entry BEFORE sleeping, not after.
+  ASSERT_NO_FATAL_FAILURE(s.UpdateUsageEntry(&encrypted_usage_header_));
+
   cout << "Wait another " << kIdleInSeconds
        << " seconds "
           "to verify usage table time since playback ended."
@@ -8854,7 +8857,6 @@ TEST_P(OEMCryptoUsageTableTest, VerifyUsageTimes) {
   //                                 |<--->| = seconds_since_last_decrypt
   //       |<----------------------------->| = seconds_since_first_decrypt
   // |<------------------------------------| = seconds_since_license_received
-  ASSERT_NO_FATAL_FAILURE(s.UpdateUsageEntry(&encrypted_usage_header_));
   ASSERT_NO_FATAL_FAILURE(entry.GenerateVerifyReport(kActive));
   ASSERT_NO_FATAL_FAILURE(entry.DeactivateUsageEntry());
   ASSERT_NO_FATAL_FAILURE(s.UpdateUsageEntry(&encrypted_usage_header_));