diff -u b/core/modules/layout_builder/tests/src/Functional/LayoutBuilderLayoutSectionDBLimitUpdateTest.php b/core/modules/layout_builder/tests/src/Functional/LayoutBuilderLayoutSectionDBLimitUpdateTest.php
--- b/core/modules/layout_builder/tests/src/Functional/LayoutBuilderLayoutSectionDBLimitUpdateTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/layout_builder/tests/src/Functional/LayoutBuilderLayoutSectionDBLimitUpdateTest.php
@@ -118,8 +118,8 @@
    * Tests layout_builder_update_10101 hook update.
    */
   public function testUpdateHookN() {
-    $this->runUpdates();
     $this->assertEqualLayoutSectionDataType('longblob');
+    $this->runUpdates();
   }
 
 }