diff --git a/tests/ImageCacheTest.cpp b/tests/ImageCacheTest.cpp
index 947ece1..877591a 100644
--- a/tests/ImageCacheTest.cpp
+++ b/tests/ImageCacheTest.cpp
@@ -48,14 +48,14 @@
 
     // stress test, should trigger purges
     for (size_t i = 0; i < COUNT * 100; ++i) {
+        scale += 1;
+
         SkBitmap tmp;
 
         make_bm(&tmp, DIM, DIM);
         id = cache.addAndLock(bm[0], scale, scale, tmp);
         REPORTER_ASSERT(reporter, NULL != id);
         cache.unlock(id);
-
-        scale += 1;
     }
 
     cache.setByteLimit(0);