diff --git a/src/or/test.c b/src/or/test.c
index 2d15f1a9e8..7b7411e2f8 100644
--- a/src/or/test.c
+++ b/src/or/test.c
@@ -4678,25 +4678,25 @@ test_geoip(void)
   get_options()->BridgeRecordUsageByCountry = 1;
   /* Put 9 observations in AB... */
   for (i=32; i < 40; ++i)
-    geoip_note_client_seen(GEOIP_CLIENT_CONNECT, i, now);
-  geoip_note_client_seen(GEOIP_CLIENT_CONNECT, 225, now);
+    geoip_note_client_seen(GEOIP_CLIENT_CONNECT, i, now-7200);
+  geoip_note_client_seen(GEOIP_CLIENT_CONNECT, 225, now-7200);
   /* and 3 observations in XY, several times. */
   for (j=0; j < 10; ++j)
     for (i=52; i < 55; ++i)
       geoip_note_client_seen(GEOIP_CLIENT_CONNECT, i, now-3600);
   /* and 17 observations in ZZ... */
   for (i=110; i < 127; ++i)
-    geoip_note_client_seen(GEOIP_CLIENT_CONNECT, i, now-7200);
+    geoip_note_client_seen(GEOIP_CLIENT_CONNECT, i, now);
   s = geoip_get_client_history(now+5*24*60*60, GEOIP_CLIENT_CONNECT);
   test_assert(s);
   test_streq("zz=24,ab=16,xy=8", s);
   tor_free(s);
 
-  /* Now clear out all the zz observations. */
+  /* Now clear out all the AB observations. */
   geoip_remove_old_clients(now-6000);
   s = geoip_get_client_history(now+5*24*60*60, GEOIP_CLIENT_CONNECT);
   test_assert(s);
-  test_streq("ab=16,xy=8", s);
+  test_streq("zz=24,xy=8", s);
 
  done:
   tor_free(s);