diff --git a/tests/runtests.pl b/tests/runtests.pl
index e9f5b9ab4690e1d49e576f27b6e68476627f81e9..217819794dc354b954eace2202ddd3eb66bab6a8 100755
--- a/tests/runtests.pl
+++ b/tests/runtests.pl
@@ -3647,40 +3647,6 @@ sub singletest {
         $ok .= "-"; # stdout not checked
     }
 
-    if(!$replyattr{'nocheck'} && (@reply || $replyattr{'sendzero'})) {
-        # verify the received data
-        my @out = loadarray($CURLOUT);
-        # get the mode attribute
-        my $filemode=$replyattr{'mode'};
-        if($filemode && ($filemode eq "text") && $has_textaware) {
-            # text mode when running on windows: fix line endings
-            map s/\r\n/\n/g, @reply;
-            map s/\n/\r\n/g, @reply;
-        }
-
-        $res = compare($testnum, $testname, "data", \@out, \@reply);
-        if ($res) {
-            return 1;
-        }
-        $ok .= "d";
-    }
-    else {
-        $ok .= "-"; # data not checked
-    }
-
-    if(@upload) {
-        # verify uploaded data
-        my @out = loadarray("$LOGDIR/upload.$testnum");
-        $res = compare($testnum, $testname, "upload", \@out, \@upload);
-        if ($res) {
-            return 1;
-        }
-        $ok .= "u";
-    }
-    else {
-        $ok .= "-"; # upload not checked
-    }
-
     if(@protocol) {
         # Verify the sent request
         my @out = loadarray($SERVERIN);
@@ -3728,6 +3694,40 @@ sub singletest {
         $ok .= "-"; # protocol not checked
     }
 
+    if(!$replyattr{'nocheck'} && (@reply || $replyattr{'sendzero'})) {
+        # verify the received data
+        my @out = loadarray($CURLOUT);
+        # get the mode attribute
+        my $filemode=$replyattr{'mode'};
+        if($filemode && ($filemode eq "text") && $has_textaware) {
+            # text mode when running on windows: fix line endings
+            map s/\r\n/\n/g, @reply;
+            map s/\n/\r\n/g, @reply;
+        }
+
+        $res = compare($testnum, $testname, "data", \@out, \@reply);
+        if ($res) {
+            return 1;
+        }
+        $ok .= "d";
+    }
+    else {
+        $ok .= "-"; # data not checked
+    }
+
+    if(@upload) {
+        # verify uploaded data
+        my @out = loadarray("$LOGDIR/upload.$testnum");
+        $res = compare($testnum, $testname, "upload", \@out, \@upload);
+        if ($res) {
+            return 1;
+        }
+        $ok .= "u";
+    }
+    else {
+        $ok .= "-"; # upload not checked
+    }
+
     if(@proxyprot) {
         # Verify the sent proxy request
         my @out = loadarray($PROXYIN);