diff --git a/t/t5300-pack-object.sh b/t/t5300-pack-object.sh
index e2aa254eae..7c6231c66a 100755
--- a/t/t5300-pack-object.sh
+++ b/t/t5300-pack-object.sh
@@ -280,26 +280,8 @@ test_expect_success \
 
      :'
 
-test_expect_success \
-    'fake a SHA1 hash collision' \
-    'test -f	.git/objects/c8/2de19312b6c3695c0c18f70709a6c535682a67 &&
-     cp -f	.git/objects/9d/235ed07cd19811a6ceb342de82f190e49c9f68 \
-		.git/objects/c8/2de19312b6c3695c0c18f70709a6c535682a67'
-
-test_expect_success \
-    'make sure index-pack detects the SHA1 collision' \
-    'test_must_fail git index-pack -o bad.idx test-3.pack 2>msg &&
-     grep "SHA1 COLLISION FOUND" msg'
-
-test_expect_success \
-    'honor pack.packSizeLimit' \
-    'git config pack.packSizeLimit 200 &&
-     packname_4=$(git pack-objects test-4 <obj-list) &&
-     test 3 = $(ls test-4-*.pack | wc -l)'
-
 test_expect_success 'unpacking with --strict' '
 
-	git config --unset pack.packsizelimit &&
 	for j in a b c d e f g
 	do
 		for i in 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
@@ -392,10 +374,42 @@ test_expect_success 'index-pack with --strict' '
 	)
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'honor pack.packSizeLimit' '
+	git config pack.packSizeLimit 200 &&
+	packname_10=$(git pack-objects test-10 <obj-list) &&
+	test 3 = $(ls test-10-*.pack | wc -l)
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'verify resulting packs' '
+	git verify-pack test-10-*.pack
+'
+
 test_expect_success 'tolerate absurdly small packsizelimit' '
 	git config pack.packSizeLimit 2 &&
-	packname_9=$(git pack-objects test-9 <obj-list) &&
-	test $(wc -l <obj-list) = $(ls test-9-*.pack | wc -l)
+	packname_11=$(git pack-objects test-11 <obj-list) &&
+	test $(wc -l <obj-list) = $(ls test-11-*.pack | wc -l)
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'verify resulting packs' '
+	git verify-pack test-11-*.pack
+'
+
+#
+# WARNING!
+#
+# The following test is destructive.  Please keep the next
+# two tests at the end of this file.
+#
+
+test_expect_success \
+    'fake a SHA1 hash collision' \
+    'test -f	.git/objects/c8/2de19312b6c3695c0c18f70709a6c535682a67 &&
+     cp -f	.git/objects/9d/235ed07cd19811a6ceb342de82f190e49c9f68 \
+		.git/objects/c8/2de19312b6c3695c0c18f70709a6c535682a67'
+
+test_expect_success \
+    'make sure index-pack detects the SHA1 collision' \
+    'test_must_fail git index-pack -o bad.idx test-3.pack 2>msg &&
+     grep "SHA1 COLLISION FOUND" msg'
+
 test_done