diff --git a/testsuite/expect/test1.38 b/testsuite/expect/test1.38
index 074f9a67a25b235a0ceba8532c1a926500308eb8..7b56ce358ee703d43673b13082a9896b8f3cd556 100755
--- a/testsuite/expect/test1.38
+++ b/testsuite/expect/test1.38
@@ -85,13 +85,13 @@ expect {
 		exec $bin_kill -INT $srun_pid
 		exp_continue
 	}
-	-re "srun: interrupt" {
+	-re "srun: task0: running" {
 		incr matches
+		cancel_job $job_id
 		exp_continue
 	}
-	-re "srun: task0: running" {
+	-re "srun: interrupt" {
 		incr matches
-		cancel_job $job_id
 		exp_continue
 	}
 	timeout {