diff --git a/src/allmydata/test/test_hung_server.py b/src/allmydata/test/test_hung_server.py
index bc331c211..e63cba329 100644
--- a/src/allmydata/test/test_hung_server.py
+++ b/src/allmydata/test/test_hung_server.py
@@ -101,7 +101,8 @@ class HungServerDownloadTest(GridTestMixin, ShouldFailMixin, PollMixin,
 
         self.c0 = self.g.clients[0]
         nm = self.c0.nodemaker
-        self.servers = [(id, ss) for (id, ss) in nm.storage_broker.get_all_servers()]
+        self.servers = sorted([(id, ss) for (id, ss) in nm.storage_broker.get_all_servers()])
+        self.servers = self.servers[5:] + self.servers[:5]
 
         if mutable:
             d = nm.create_mutable_file(mutable_plaintext)