diff --git a/management/server/management_proto_test.go b/management/server/management_proto_test.go
index 8b51507bc..dde353b95 100644
--- a/management/server/management_proto_test.go
+++ b/management/server/management_proto_test.go
@@ -255,12 +255,12 @@ func Test_SyncProtocol(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// expired peers come separately.
 	if len(networkMap.GetOfflinePeers()) != 2 {
-		t.Fatal("expecting SyncResponse to have NetworkMap with 1 offline peer")
+		t.Fatal("expecting SyncResponse to have NetworkMap with 2 offline peer")
 	}
 
 	expiredPeerPubKey := "RlSy2vzoG2HyMBTUImXOiVhCBiiBa5qD5xzMxkiFDW4="
-	if networkMap.GetOfflinePeers()[0].WgPubKey != expiredPeerPubKey {
-		t.Fatalf("expecting SyncResponse to have NetworkMap with 1 offline peer with a key %s", expiredPeerPubKey)
+	if !(networkMap.GetOfflinePeers()[0].WgPubKey == expiredPeerPubKey || networkMap.GetOfflinePeers()[1].WgPubKey == expiredPeerPubKey) {
+		t.Fatalf("expecting SyncResponse to have NetworkMap with 2 offline peer with a key %s", expiredPeerPubKey)
 	}
 
 	if networkMap.GetPeerConfig() == nil {