diff --git a/activemq-core/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/openwire/DataFileGeneratorTestSupport.java b/activemq-core/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/openwire/DataFileGeneratorTestSupport.java
index 4881a9c36b..5d352b0e79 100644
--- a/activemq-core/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/openwire/DataFileGeneratorTestSupport.java
+++ b/activemq-core/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/openwire/DataFileGeneratorTestSupport.java
@@ -104,9 +104,9 @@ public abstract class DataFileGeneratorTestSupport extends TestSupport {
         ByteArrayInputStream in = new ByteArrayInputStream(buffer.toByteArray());
         DataInputStream dis = new DataInputStream(in);
         Object actual = openWireformat.unmarshal(dis);
+        assertBeansEqual("", new HashSet<Object>(), expected, actual);
 
         LOG.info("Parsed: " + actual);
-        assertBeansEqual("", new HashSet<Object>(), expected, actual);
     }
 
     protected void assertBeansEqual(String message, Set<Object> comparedObjects, Object expected, Object actual) throws Exception {