diff --git a/src/test/fuzz/p2p_headers_presync.cpp b/src/test/fuzz/p2p_headers_presync.cpp
index e22087303a5..2670aa8ee4e 100644
--- a/src/test/fuzz/p2p_headers_presync.cpp
+++ b/src/test/fuzz/p2p_headers_presync.cpp
@@ -197,16 +197,16 @@ FUZZ_TARGET(p2p_headers_presync, .init = initialize)
                 auto headers_msg = NetMsg::Make(NetMsgType::BLOCK, TX_WITH_WITNESS(block));
                 g_testing_setup->SendMessage(fuzzed_data_provider, std::move(headers_msg));
             });
-
-        // This is a conservative overestimate, as base is only moved forward when sending headers. In theory,
-        // the longest chain generated by this test is 1600 (FUZZ_MAX_HEADERS_RESULTS * 100) headers. In that case,
-        // this variable will accurately reflect the chain's total work.
-        total_work += CalculateClaimedHeadersWork(all_headers);
-
-        // This test should never create a chain with more work than MinimumChainWork.
-        assert(total_work < chainman.MinimumChainWork());
     }
 
+    // This is a conservative overestimate, as base is only moved forward when sending headers. In theory,
+    // the longest chain generated by this test is 1600 (FUZZ_MAX_HEADERS_RESULTS * 100) headers. In that case,
+    // this variable will accurately reflect the chain's total work.
+    total_work += CalculateClaimedHeadersWork(all_headers);
+
+    // This test should never create a chain with more work than MinimumChainWork.
+    assert(total_work < chainman.MinimumChainWork());
+
     // The headers/blocks sent in this test should never be stored, as the chains don't have the work required
     // to meet the anti-DoS work threshold. So, if at any point the block index grew in size, then there's a bug
     // in the headers pre-sync logic.