diff --git a/tests/test_build_linkcheck.py b/tests/test_build_linkcheck.py
index 6962606f0c1..8c25ddf0396 100644
--- a/tests/test_build_linkcheck.py
+++ b/tests/test_build_linkcheck.py
@@ -252,9 +252,9 @@ def do_HEAD(self):
             self.do_GET()
 
         def do_GET(self):
+            records.append(self.headers.as_string())
             self.send_response(200, "OK")
             self.end_headers()
-            records.append(self.headers.as_string())
     return HeadersDumperHandler