diff --git a/t/t5541-http-push-smart.sh b/t/t5541-http-push-smart.sh
index fbad2d5ff5..ef39d14ed2 100755
--- a/t/t5541-http-push-smart.sh
+++ b/t/t5541-http-push-smart.sh
@@ -41,10 +41,6 @@ GET  /smart/test_repo.git/info/refs?service=git-upload-pack HTTP/1.1 200
 POST /smart/test_repo.git/git-upload-pack HTTP/1.1 200
 EOF
 test_expect_success 'no empty path components' '
-	# Clear the log, so that it does not affect the "used receive-pack
-	# service" test which reads the log too.
-	test_when_finished ">\"\$HTTPD_ROOT_PATH\"/access.log" &&
-
 	# In the URL, add a trailing slash, and see if git appends yet another
 	# slash.
 	cd "$ROOT_PATH" &&
@@ -67,6 +63,10 @@ test_expect_success 'clone remote repository' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'push to remote repository (standard)' '
+	# Clear the log, so that the "used receive-pack service" test below
+	# sees just what we did here.
+	>"$HTTPD_ROOT_PATH"/access.log &&
+
 	cd "$ROOT_PATH"/test_repo_clone &&
 	: >path2 &&
 	git add path2 &&
@@ -80,6 +80,20 @@ test_expect_success 'push to remote repository (standard)' '
 	 test $HEAD = $(git rev-parse --verify HEAD))
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'used receive-pack service' '
+	cat >exp <<-\EOF &&
+	GET  /smart/test_repo.git/info/refs?service=git-receive-pack HTTP/1.1 200
+	POST /smart/test_repo.git/git-receive-pack HTTP/1.1 200
+	EOF
+
+	# NEEDSWORK: If the overspecification of the expected result is reduced, we
+	# might be able to run this test in all protocol versions.
+	if test "$GIT_TEST_PROTOCOL_VERSION" = 0
+	then
+		check_access_log exp
+	fi
+'
+
 test_expect_success 'push to remote repository (standard) with sending Accept-Language' '
 	cat >exp <<-\EOF &&
 	=> Send header: Accept-Language: ko-KR, *;q=0.9
@@ -141,28 +155,6 @@ test_expect_success 'rejected update prints status' '
 '
 rm -f "$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH/test_repo.git/hooks/update"
 
-cat >exp <<EOF
-GET  /smart/test_repo.git/info/refs?service=git-upload-pack HTTP/1.1 200
-POST /smart/test_repo.git/git-upload-pack HTTP/1.1 200
-GET  /smart/test_repo.git/info/refs?service=git-receive-pack HTTP/1.1 200
-POST /smart/test_repo.git/git-receive-pack HTTP/1.1 200
-GET  /smart/test_repo.git/info/refs?service=git-receive-pack HTTP/1.1 200
-GET  /smart/test_repo.git/info/refs?service=git-receive-pack HTTP/1.1 200
-POST /smart/test_repo.git/git-receive-pack HTTP/1.1 200
-GET  /smart/test_repo.git/info/refs?service=git-receive-pack HTTP/1.1 200
-POST /smart/test_repo.git/git-receive-pack HTTP/1.1 200
-GET  /smart/test_repo.git/info/refs?service=git-receive-pack HTTP/1.1 200
-POST /smart/test_repo.git/git-receive-pack HTTP/1.1 200
-EOF
-test_expect_success 'used receive-pack service' '
-	# NEEDSWORK: If the overspecification of the expected result is reduced, we
-	# might be able to run this test in all protocol versions.
-	if test "$GIT_TEST_PROTOCOL_VERSION" = 0
-	then
-		check_access_log exp
-	fi
-'
-
 test_http_push_nonff "$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH"/test_repo.git \
 	"$ROOT_PATH"/test_repo_clone main 		success