diff --git a/tests/e2e/golden-source-control-open-diff.spec.ts b/tests/e2e/golden-source-control-open-diff.spec.ts
index 2b58b1a3934..ed14e8207b6 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/golden-source-control-open-diff.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/e2e/golden-source-control-open-diff.spec.ts
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@ test('@golden opens an unstaged file diff from Source Control', async ({
 }) => {
   const fixture = createGoldenWorktree(testRepoPath, 'open-diff')
   registerPostElectronShutdownCleanup(async () => cleanupGoldenWorktree(testRepoPath, fixture))
+  seedGoldenSourceEdit(fixture.worktreePath)
 
   await waitForSessionReady(orcaPage)
   await openGoldenSourceControl(orcaPage, testRepoPath, fixture)
-  seedGoldenSourceEdit(fixture.worktreePath)
 
   const changedFile = orcaPage
     .locator('[data-testid="source-control-entry"]')