diff --git a/integrationTest/integration_test.go b/integrationTest/integration_test.go
index 63d787350..181bd5f0a 100644
--- a/integrationTest/integration_test.go
+++ b/integrationTest/integration_test.go
@@ -1111,6 +1111,7 @@ func makeTests(t *testing.T) []*TestGroup {
 
 		// SOA
 		testgroup("SOA", requires(providers.CanUseSOA),
+			clear(), // Extra clear required or only the first run passes.
 			tc("Create SOA record", soa("@", "kim.ns.cloudflare.com.", "dns.cloudflare.com.", 2037190000, 10000, 2400, 604800, 3600)),
 			tc("Modify SOA ns    ", soa("@", "mmm.ns.cloudflare.com.", "dns.cloudflare.com.", 2037190000, 10000, 2400, 604800, 3600)),
 			tc("Modify SOA mbox  ", soa("@", "mmm.ns.cloudflare.com.", "eee.cloudflare.com.", 2037190000, 10000, 2400, 604800, 3600)),
@@ -1118,8 +1119,6 @@ func makeTests(t *testing.T) []*TestGroup {
 			tc("Modify SOA retry ", soa("@", "mmm.ns.cloudflare.com.", "eee.cloudflare.com.", 2037190000, 10001, 2401, 604800, 3600)),
 			tc("Modify SOA expire", soa("@", "mmm.ns.cloudflare.com.", "eee.cloudflare.com.", 2037190000, 10001, 2401, 604801, 3600)),
 			tc("Modify SOA minttl", soa("@", "mmm.ns.cloudflare.com.", "eee.cloudflare.com.", 2037190000, 10001, 2401, 604801, 3601)),
-			clear(),
-			tc("Create SOA record", soa("@", "kim.ns.cloudflare.com.", "dns.cloudflare.com.", 2037190000, 10000, 2400, 604800, 3600)),
 		),
 
 		testgroup("SRV", requires(providers.CanUseSRV), not("ACTIVEDIRECTORY_PS"),