diff --git a/spec/unit/dynamodbManagerApply.spec.ts b/spec/unit/dynamodbManagerApply.spec.ts
index 9b093f4..00d207b 100644
--- a/spec/unit/dynamodbManagerApply.spec.ts
+++ b/spec/unit/dynamodbManagerApply.spec.ts
@@ -629,8 +629,8 @@ describe('DynamoDbManager.Apply()', function ()
             error = e;
         }
 
-        assert.notInstanceOf(error, VersionError);
         assert.equal(error?.message, 'Simulated error');
+        assert.notInstanceOf(error, VersionError);
         assert.isTrue(representationsToUpdateCreatedFromStronglyConsistentRead);
     });
 
diff --git a/spec/unit/dynamodbManagerUpdate.spec.ts b/spec/unit/dynamodbManagerUpdate.spec.ts
index 834ec76..621861f 100644
--- a/spec/unit/dynamodbManagerUpdate.spec.ts
+++ b/spec/unit/dynamodbManagerUpdate.spec.ts
@@ -556,8 +556,8 @@ describe('DynamoDbManager.Update()', function ()
             error = e;
         }
 
-        assert.notInstanceOf(error, VersionError);
         assert.equal(error?.message, 'Simulated error');
+        assert.notInstanceOf(error, VersionError);
         assert.isTrue(desiredObjectCreatedFromStronglyConsistentRead);
     });