diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/max_concurrent_streams.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/max_concurrent_streams.c
index 743048881d7c2479369286ebe10909350a75bc55..3a2f2b365521a4f222d4307aff2fedea9ec727c7 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/max_concurrent_streams.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/max_concurrent_streams.c
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ static void test_max_concurrent_streams(grpc_end2end_test_config config) {
   GPR_ASSERT(GRPC_CALL_OK ==
              grpc_call_invoke_old(c2, f.client_cq, tag(401), tag(402), 0));
   GPR_ASSERT(GRPC_CALL_OK == grpc_call_writes_done_old(c1, tag(303)));
-  GPR_ASSERT(GRPC_CALL_OK == grpc_call_writes_done_old(c2, tag(303)));
+  GPR_ASSERT(GRPC_CALL_OK == grpc_call_writes_done_old(c2, tag(403)));
 
   ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(
       f.client_cq, gpr_time_add(gpr_now(), gpr_time_from_seconds(10)));
@@ -230,8 +230,8 @@ static void test_max_concurrent_streams(grpc_end2end_test_config config) {
   /* first request is finished, we should be able to start the second */
   cq_expect_finished_with_status(v_client, tag(live_call + 2),
                                  GRPC_STATUS_UNIMPLEMENTED, "xyz", NULL);
-  cq_expect_finish_accepted(v_client, tag(live_call + 3), GRPC_OP_OK);
   live_call = (live_call == 300) ? 400 : 300;
+  cq_expect_finish_accepted(v_client, tag(live_call + 3), GRPC_OP_OK);
   cq_verify(v_client);
 
   GPR_ASSERT(GRPC_CALL_OK == grpc_server_request_call_old(f.server, tag(200)));
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/max_concurrent_streams_legacy.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/max_concurrent_streams_legacy.c
index 8bf11543878d1d8c57074d52c3d1ef6a2384792c..0d55286de9b7bb208a719a6447781b95f354e2b2 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/max_concurrent_streams_legacy.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/max_concurrent_streams_legacy.c
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ static void test_max_concurrent_streams(grpc_end2end_test_config config) {
   GPR_ASSERT(GRPC_CALL_OK ==
              grpc_call_invoke_old(c2, f.client_cq, tag(401), tag(402), 0));
   GPR_ASSERT(GRPC_CALL_OK == grpc_call_writes_done_old(c1, tag(303)));
-  GPR_ASSERT(GRPC_CALL_OK == grpc_call_writes_done_old(c2, tag(303)));
+  GPR_ASSERT(GRPC_CALL_OK == grpc_call_writes_done_old(c2, tag(403)));
 
   ev = grpc_completion_queue_next(
       f.client_cq, gpr_time_add(gpr_now(), gpr_time_from_seconds(10)));
@@ -230,8 +230,8 @@ static void test_max_concurrent_streams(grpc_end2end_test_config config) {
   /* first request is finished, we should be able to start the second */
   cq_expect_finished_with_status(v_client, tag(live_call + 2),
                                  GRPC_STATUS_UNIMPLEMENTED, "xyz", NULL);
-  cq_expect_finish_accepted(v_client, tag(live_call + 3), GRPC_OP_OK);
   live_call = (live_call == 300) ? 400 : 300;
+  cq_expect_finish_accepted(v_client, tag(live_call + 3), GRPC_OP_OK);
   cq_verify(v_client);
 
   GPR_ASSERT(GRPC_CALL_OK == grpc_server_request_call_old(f.server, tag(200)));