diff --git a/test/pummel/test-net-pingpong.js b/test/pummel/test-net-pingpong.js
index c5ada54fcecd74..7db902ddbed20a 100644
--- a/test/pummel/test-net-pingpong.js
+++ b/test/pummel/test-net-pingpong.js
@@ -112,7 +112,8 @@ function pingPongTest(host, on_complete) {
 
 // All are run at once and will run on different ports.
 pingPongTest(null);
-if (common.hasIPv6) pingPongTest('::1'); else pingPongTest('127.0.0.1');
+pingPongTest('127.0.0.1');
+if (common.hasIPv6) pingPongTest('::1');
 
 process.on('exit', function() {
   assert.strictEqual(tests_run, common.hasIPv6 ? 3 : 2);