diff --git a/room/room-paging/src/androidTest/kotlin/androidx/room/paging/LimitOffsetPagingSourceTest.kt b/room/room-paging/src/androidTest/kotlin/androidx/room/paging/LimitOffsetPagingSourceTest.kt
index abcf013..0b2d513 100644
--- a/room/room-paging/src/androidTest/kotlin/androidx/room/paging/LimitOffsetPagingSourceTest.kt
+++ b/room/room-paging/src/androidTest/kotlin/androidx/room/paging/LimitOffsetPagingSourceTest.kt
@@ -172,11 +172,15 @@
             // now add items
             dao.addAllItems(itemsList)
 
-            // the db write should cause pagingSource to realize it is invalid
+            // invalidate pagingSource to imitate invalidation from running refreshVersionSync
+            pagingSource.invalidate()
+            assertTrue(pagingSource.invalid)
+
+            // this refresh should check pagingSource's invalid status, realize it is invalid, and
+            // return a LoadResult.Invalid
             assertThat(pagingSource.refresh()).isInstanceOf(
                 LoadResult.Invalid::class.java
             )
-            assertTrue(pagingSource.invalid)
         }
     }