diff --git a/fileTransfer/utils_test.go b/fileTransfer/utils_test.go
index 4321e4be273a74d600c402bbd602a7d88554f611..7738b4529052317bf77a952da2d0e5dea311249d 100644
--- a/fileTransfer/utils_test.go
+++ b/fileTransfer/utils_test.go
@@ -186,10 +186,9 @@ func newTestManager(sendErr bool, sendChan, sendE2eChan chan message.Receive,
 		return nil
 	}
 
+	p := DefaultParams()
 	avgNumMessages := (minPartsSendPerRound + maxPartsSendPerRound) / 2
 	avgSendSize := avgNumMessages * (8192 / 8)
-
-	p := DefaultParams()
 	p.MaxThroughput = int(time.Second) * avgSendSize
 
 	m := &Manager{