diff --git a/octavia_tempest_plugin/tests/act_stdby_scenario/v2/test_active_standby_iptables.py b/octavia_tempest_plugin/tests/act_stdby_scenario/v2/test_active_standby_iptables.py
index 7e6f7e8a..8399f67c 100644
--- a/octavia_tempest_plugin/tests/act_stdby_scenario/v2/test_active_standby_iptables.py
+++ b/octavia_tempest_plugin/tests/act_stdby_scenario/v2/test_active_standby_iptables.py
@@ -273,9 +273,6 @@ class ActiveStandbyIptablesScenarioTest(
         # Delete active amphora
         self.os_admin_servers_client.delete_server(active[const.COMPUTE_ID])
 
-        # Send some traffic
-        self.check_members_balanced(self.lb_vip_address)
-
         # Wait for the amphora failover to start
         waiters.wait_for_status(
             self.mem_lb_client.show_loadbalancer,
@@ -283,6 +280,9 @@ class ActiveStandbyIptablesScenarioTest(
             const.PENDING_UPDATE, CONF.load_balancer.check_interval,
             CONF.load_balancer.check_timeout)
 
+        # Send some traffic (checks VRRP failover)
+        self.check_members_balanced(self.lb_vip_address)
+
         # Wait for the load balancer to return to ACTIVE
         waiters.wait_for_status(
             self.mem_lb_client.show_loadbalancer,