3 files changed, 24 insertions, 21 deletions
diff --git a/tests/lib-gdr b/tests/lib-gdr
index ac4a476..0fc55e3 100644
--- a/tests/lib-gdr
+++ b/tests/lib-gdr
@@ -204,6 +204,8 @@ t-maintainer-commit-some-changes () {
 }
 
 t-nmu-causes-ff-fail () {
+	t-dgit fetch
+
 	t-expect-fail E:'Not.*fast-forward' \
 	git merge --ff-only dgit/dgit/sid
 }
diff --git a/tests/tests/gdr-diverge-nmu b/tests/tests/gdr-diverge-nmu
index 8f0b9cb..9951f5d 100755
--- a/tests/tests/gdr-diverge-nmu
+++ b/tests/tests/gdr-diverge-nmu
@@ -10,9 +10,17 @@ cd $p
 
 t-dgit setup-mergechangelogs
 
+: 'maintainer'
+
+v=2.0-3
+t-maintainer-commit-some-changes
+
+t-git-next-date
+
 : 'non-dgit upload (but we prepare it with dgit anyway)'
 
 t-git-next-date
+git checkout origin/master
 
 v=2.0-2+nmu1
 t-nmu-upload-1 nmu
@@ -21,20 +29,12 @@ t-nmu-upload-2
 t-nmu-commit-an-upstream-change
 t-nmu-upload-3
 
-: 'done the nmu, switching back to the maintainer hat'
-
-t-git-next-date
-
-v=2.0-3
-t-maintainer-commit-some-changes
+: 'ad hocery'
 
-t-dgit fetch
 t-git-next-date
-
+git checkout master
 t-nmu-causes-ff-fail
 
-: 'ad hocery'
-
 git cherry-pick 'dgit/dgit/sid^{/UPSTREAM NMU}'
 
 t-expect-fail 'Automatic merge failed; fix conflicts' \
diff --git a/tests/tests/gdr-diverge-nmu-dgit b/tests/tests/gdr-diverge-nmu-dgit
index 02fb2f7..bb6a19f 100755
--- a/tests/tests/gdr-diverge-nmu-dgit
+++ b/tests/tests/gdr-diverge-nmu-dgit
@@ -10,9 +10,18 @@ cd $p
 
 t-dgit setup-mergechangelogs
 
+: 'maintainer'
+
+git checkout master
+
+v=2.0-3
+t-maintainer-commit-some-changes
+
+t-git-next-date
+
 : 'nmu'
 
-git checkout -b nmu
+git checkout -b nmu origin/master~0
 
 t-git-next-date
 
@@ -25,20 +34,12 @@ t-dgit -wgf push-source
 
 t-archive-process-incoming sid
 
-: 'maintainer'
-
-git checkout master
-
-v=2.0-3
-t-maintainer-commit-some-changes
+: 'rebase nmu onto our branch'
 
-t-dgit fetch
 t-git-next-date
-
+git checkout master
 t-nmu-causes-ff-fail
 
-: 'rebase nmu onto our branch'
-
 git checkout dgit/dgit/sid # detach
 
 t-expect-fail 'E:CONFLICT.*Commit Debian 3\.0 \(quilt\) metadata' \