diff --git a/tests/event_threads/main.c b/tests/event_threads/main.c
index 88920d1c55..9b0b2f60f2 100644
--- a/tests/event_threads/main.c
+++ b/tests/event_threads/main.c
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ static event_t event_high = { .handler=_handler_high };
 
 static void _handler_medium(event_t *event) {
     (void)event;
+    event_post(EVENT_PRIO_HIGHEST, &event_high);
     puts("medium");
 }
 
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ static event_t event_medium = { .handler=_handler_medium };
 
 static void _handler_low(event_t *event) {
     (void)event;
+    event_post(EVENT_PRIO_MEDIUM, &event_medium);
     puts("low");
 }
 
@@ -49,8 +51,6 @@ static event_t event_low = { .handler=_handler_low };
 int main(void)
 {
     event_post(EVENT_PRIO_LOWEST, &event_low);
-    event_post(EVENT_PRIO_MEDIUM, &event_medium);
-    event_post(EVENT_PRIO_HIGHEST, &event_high);
 
     puts("main done");
 
diff --git a/tests/event_threads/tests/01-run.py b/tests/event_threads/tests/01-run.py
index 3a731093d0..d9632bec58 100755
--- a/tests/event_threads/tests/01-run.py
+++ b/tests/event_threads/tests/01-run.py
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ from testrunner import run
 
 
 def testfunc(child):
-    child.expect_exact('medium\r\n')
-    child.expect_exact('high\r\n')
     child.expect_exact('main done\r\n')
+    child.expect_exact('high\r\n')
+    child.expect_exact('medium\r\n')
     child.expect_exact('low\r\n')