diff --git a/crates/gatewayd/tests/serve_restart.rs b/crates/gatewayd/tests/serve_restart.rs
index 39442d8..bf366e2 100644
--- a/crates/gatewayd/tests/serve_restart.rs
+++ b/crates/gatewayd/tests/serve_restart.rs
@@ -41,12 +41,14 @@ fn a_restart_reports_the_cut_off_turn_and_catches_up() {
     );
     let _running = start(config(&home, &mm.url(), ""));
     let _ws = mm.next_ws(WAIT);
-    let first = turns.recv_timeout(WAIT).unwrap();
-    let second = turns.recv_timeout(WAIT).unwrap();
-    assert_eq!(
-        (first.content.as_str(), second.content.as_str()),
-        ("first", "second")
-    );
+    // Two top-level posts are two sessions, whose turns run on their own threads: they may reach
+    // `loopd` in either order. The order of catch-up itself is `mm_json.rs`'s to check.
+    let mut got = [
+        turns.recv_timeout(WAIT).unwrap().content,
+        turns.recv_timeout(WAIT).unwrap().content,
+    ];
+    got.sort();
+    assert_eq!(got, ["first", "second"]);
     let posts = mm.wait_posts(3, WAIT);
     assert_eq!(posts[0], (DM.to_string(), cut, INTERRUPTED.to_string()));
     assert_eq!(posts.len(), 3, "{posts:?}");