diff --git a/tests/api.c b/tests/api.c
index 28fc6bb2f..071d8272f 100644
--- a/tests/api.c
+++ b/tests/api.c
@@ -4291,9 +4291,9 @@ static void test_wolfSSL_CTX_verifyDepth_ServerClient(void)
         client_args.argc = 2;
         
         test_client_verifyDepth(&client_args);
+        join_thread(serverThread);
         AssertIntEQ(client_args.return_code, TEST_SUCCESS);
         AssertIntEQ(server_args.return_code, TEST_SUCCESS);
-        join_thread(serverThread);
     }
     
     /* test case 2 
@@ -4309,9 +4309,9 @@ static void test_wolfSSL_CTX_verifyDepth_ServerClient(void)
         
         client_args.argc = 0;
         test_client_verifyDepth(&client_args);
+        join_thread(serverThread);
         AssertIntEQ(client_args.return_code, TEST_SUCCESS);
         AssertIntEQ(server_args.return_code, TEST_SUCCESS);
-        join_thread(serverThread);
     }
     /* test case 3
      * verify depth is zero, number of peer's chain is 2
@@ -4325,9 +4325,9 @@ static void test_wolfSSL_CTX_verifyDepth_ServerClient(void)
         
         client_args.argc = -1;
         test_client_verifyDepth(&client_args);
+        join_thread(serverThread);
         AssertIntEQ(client_args.return_code, TEST_FAIL);
         AssertIntEQ(server_args.return_code, TEST_FAIL);
-        join_thread(serverThread);
     }
     
     FreeTcpReady(&ready);