diff --git a/src/test/regress/multi_1_schedule b/src/test/regress/multi_1_schedule
index 889a535a8..9d7862b47 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/multi_1_schedule
+++ b/src/test/regress/multi_1_schedule
@@ -35,9 +35,10 @@ test: alter_database_owner
 test: multi_test_catalog_views
 test: multi_table_ddl
 test: check_mx
-test: multi_sequence_default
-test: multi_name_lengths
-test: check_mx
+test: turn_mx_off
+test: multi_sequence_default # not foreign table
+test: multi_name_lengths # not foreign table
+test: turn_mx_on
 test: multi_name_resolution
 test: multi_metadata_access
 test: multi_metadata_attributes
@@ -48,7 +49,6 @@ test: multi_read_from_secondaries
 # multi_citus_tools tests utility functions written for citus tools
 # ----------
 test: check_mx
-test: turn_mx_off
 test: multi_citus_tools
 
 # ----------
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ test: multi_citus_tools
 # multi_remove_node_reference_table tests metadata changes after master_remove_node
 # ----------
 test: multi_replicate_reference_table
+test: check_mx
 test: turn_mx_on
 test: multi_remove_node_reference_table