diff --git a/qa/standalone/scrub/osd-scrub-repair.sh b/qa/standalone/scrub/osd-scrub-repair.sh
index 10d9ac3fd23..7ba2283cd01 100755
--- a/qa/standalone/scrub/osd-scrub-repair.sh
+++ b/qa/standalone/scrub/osd-scrub-repair.sh
@@ -2797,15 +2797,15 @@ function TEST_corrupt_snapset_scrub_rep() {
 
     local pg=$(get_pg $poolname ROBJ0)
 
+    rados -p $poolname mksnap snap1
+    echo -n head_of_snapshot_data > $dir/change
+
     for i in $(seq 1 $total_objs) ; do
         objname=ROBJ${i}
 
         # Alternate corruption between osd.0 and osd.1
         local osd=$(expr $i % 2)
 
-        rados -p $poolname mksnap snap1
-        echo -n head_of_snapshot_data > $dir/change
-
         case $i in
         1)
           rados --pool $poolname put $objname $dir/change