--- a/upstream_max_conns.t
+++ b/upstream_max_conns.t
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ use Test::Nginx qw/ :DEFAULT http_end /;
 select STDERR; $| = 1;
 select STDOUT; $| = 1;
 
-my $t = Test::Nginx->new()
-	->has(qw/http proxy rewrite upstream_least_conn upstream_ip_hash/);
+my $t = Test::Nginx->new()->has(qw/http proxy rewrite upstream_least_conn/)
+	->has(qw/upstream_ip_hash/)->plan(14);
 
 $t->write_file_expand('nginx.conf', <<'EOF');
 
@@ -132,9 +132,8 @@ http {
 
 EOF
 
-
 $t->run_daemon(\&http_daemon, port(8081), port(8082), port(8085));
-$t->run()->plan(14);
+$t->run();
 
 $t->waitforsocket('127.0.0.1:' . port(8081));
 $t->waitforsocket('127.0.0.1:' . port(8082));
@@ -148,18 +147,18 @@ my @ports = my ($p1, $p2) = (port(8081),
 
 is(parallel('/u_unlim?delay=0', 4), "$p1: 2, $p2: 2", 'unlimited');
 
-# simple test with limited peer
-
-is(parallel('/u_lim', 4), "$p1: 3", 'single');
-
 # reopen connection to test connection subtraction
 
-my @s = http_get_multi('/u_lim', 1, 1.1);
+my @s = http_get_multi('/u_lim', 2, 1.1);
 http_get('/u_lim/close');
 push @s, http_get_multi('/u_lim', 1, 1.1);
 http_get('/closeall');
 
-is(http_end_multi(\@s), "$p1: 2", 'conn subtraction');
+is(http_end_multi(\@s), "$p1: 3", 'conn subtraction');
+
+# simple test with limited peer
+
+is(parallel('/u_lim', 4), "$p1: 3", 'single');
 
 # limited peer with backup peer