diff --git a/test_runner/regress/test_timeline_detach_ancestor.py b/test_runner/regress/test_timeline_detach_ancestor.py
index b5cc431afe..22be3d61ba 100644
--- a/test_runner/regress/test_timeline_detach_ancestor.py
+++ b/test_runner/regress/test_timeline_detach_ancestor.py
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ def test_ancestor_detach_reparents_earlier(neon_env_builder: NeonEnvBuilder):
             # it is to be in line with the deletion timestamp.. well, almost.
             when = original_ancestor[2][:26]
             when_ts = datetime.datetime.fromisoformat(when).replace(tzinfo=datetime.UTC)
-            now = datetime.datetime.utcnow().replace(tzinfo=datetime.UTC)
+            now = datetime.datetime.now(datetime.UTC)
             assert when_ts < now
             assert len(lineage.get("reparenting_history", [])) == 0
         elif expected_ancestor == timeline_id:
@@ -458,19 +458,20 @@ def test_ancestor_detach_behavior_v2(neon_env_builder: NeonEnvBuilder, snapshots
 
     env.pageserver.quiesce_tenants()
 
-    # checking the ancestor after is much faster than waiting for the endpoint not start
+    # checking the ancestor after is much faster than waiting for the endpoint to start
     expected_result = [
-        ("main", env.initial_timeline, None, 24576, 1),
-        ("after", after, env.initial_timeline, 24576, 1),
-        ("snapshot_branchpoint_old", snapshot_branchpoint_old, env.initial_timeline, 8192, 1),
-        ("snapshot_branchpoint", snapshot_branchpoint, env.initial_timeline, 16384, 1),
-        ("branch_to_detach", branch_to_detach, None, 16384, 1),
-        ("earlier", earlier, env.initial_timeline, 0, 1),
+        # (branch_name, queried_timeline, expected_ancestor, rows, starts, read_only)
+        ("main", env.initial_timeline, None, 24576, 1, False),
+        ("after", after, env.initial_timeline, 24576, 1, False),
+        ("snapshot_branchpoint_old", snapshot_branchpoint_old, env.initial_timeline, 8192, 1, True),
+        ("snapshot_branchpoint", snapshot_branchpoint, env.initial_timeline, 16384, 1, False),
+        ("branch_to_detach", branch_to_detach, None, 16384, 1, False),
+        ("earlier", earlier, env.initial_timeline, 0, 1, False),
     ]
 
     assert isinstance(env.pageserver_remote_storage, LocalFsStorage)
 
-    for branch_name, queried_timeline, expected_ancestor, _, _ in expected_result:
+    for branch_name, queried_timeline, expected_ancestor, _, _, _ in expected_result:
         details = client.timeline_detail(env.initial_tenant, queried_timeline)
         ancestor_timeline_id = details["ancestor_timeline_id"]
         if expected_ancestor is None:
@@ -508,13 +509,17 @@ def test_ancestor_detach_behavior_v2(neon_env_builder: NeonEnvBuilder, snapshots
             assert len(lineage.get("original_ancestor", [])) == 0
             assert len(lineage.get("reparenting_history", [])) == 0
 
-    for branch_name, queried_timeline, _, rows, starts in expected_result:
-        details = client.timeline_detail(env.initial_tenant, queried_timeline)
-        log.info(f"reading data from branch {branch_name}")
-        # specifying the lsn makes the endpoint read-only and not connect to safekeepers
+    for branch_name, queried_timeline, _, rows, starts, read_only in expected_result:
+        last_record_lsn = None
+        if read_only:
+            # specifying the lsn makes the endpoint read-only and not connect to safekeepers
+            details = client.timeline_detail(env.initial_tenant, queried_timeline)
+            last_record_lsn = Lsn(details["last_record_lsn"])
+
+        log.info(f"reading data from branch {branch_name} at {last_record_lsn}")
         with env.endpoints.create(
             branch_name,
-            lsn=Lsn(details["last_record_lsn"]),
+            lsn=last_record_lsn,
         ) as ep:
             ep.start(safekeeper_generation=1)
             assert ep.safe_psql("SELECT count(*) FROM foo;")[0][0] == rows