diff --git a/core/src/test/java/com/google/bitcoin/core/FakeChannelSink.java b/core/src/test/java/com/google/bitcoin/core/FakeChannelSink.java
index 3340350d6..9d545a80c 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/com/google/bitcoin/core/FakeChannelSink.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/com/google/bitcoin/core/FakeChannelSink.java
@@ -1,18 +1,19 @@
 package com.google.bitcoin.core;
 
-import static org.jboss.netty.channel.Channels.fireChannelConnected;
-
 import org.jboss.netty.channel.*;
 
+import static org.jboss.netty.channel.Channels.fireChannelConnected;
+
 public class FakeChannelSink extends AbstractChannelSink {
     
-    public void eventSunk(ChannelPipeline pipeline, ChannelEvent e)
-            throws Exception {
+    public void eventSunk(ChannelPipeline pipeline, ChannelEvent e) throws Exception {
         if (e instanceof ChannelStateEvent) {
             ChannelStateEvent event = (ChannelStateEvent) e;
 
-            FakeChannel channel =
-                  (FakeChannel) event.getChannel();
+            FakeChannel channel = (FakeChannel) event.getChannel();
+            boolean offered = channel.events.offer(event);
+            assert offered;
+
             ChannelFuture future = event.getFuture();
             ChannelState state = event.getState();
             Object value = event.getValue();
@@ -42,8 +43,6 @@ public class FakeChannelSink extends AbstractChannelSink {
                 future.setSuccess();
                 break;
             }
-            boolean offered = channel.events.offer(event);
-            assert offered;
         } else if (e instanceof MessageEvent) {
             MessageEvent event = (MessageEvent) e;
             FakeChannel channel = (FakeChannel) event.getChannel();