diff --git a/tests/core/test_optimization_variable.py b/tests/core/test_optimization_variable.py
index d22380a9..ccf5ba05 100644
--- a/tests/core/test_optimization_variable.py
+++ b/tests/core/test_optimization_variable.py
@@ -263,6 +263,14 @@ def test_list_variable(self, test_mp, request):
         variable_2 = run.optimization.variables.create(
             "Variable 2", constrained_to_indexsets=[indexset_2.name]
         )
+        # Create new run to test listing variables for specific run
+        run_2 = test_mp.runs.create("Model", "Scenario")
+        (indexset,) = create_indexsets_for_run(
+            platform=test_mp, run_id=run_2.id, amount=1
+        )
+        run_2.optimization.variables.create(
+            "Variable", constrained_to_indexsets=[indexset.name]
+        )
         expected_ids = [variable.id, variable_2.id]
         list_ids = [variable.id for variable in run.optimization.variables.list()]
         assert not (set(expected_ids) ^ set(list_ids))
@@ -274,21 +282,6 @@ def test_list_variable(self, test_mp, request):
         ]
         assert not (set(expected_id) ^ set(list_id))
 
-        # Test listing Variables for specific Run
-        run_2 = test_mp.runs.create("Model", "Scenario")
-        (indexset,) = create_indexsets_for_run(
-            platform=test_mp, run_id=run_2.id, amount=1
-        )
-        variable_3 = run_2.optimization.variables.create(
-            "Variable", constrained_to_indexsets=[indexset.name]
-        )
-        variable_4 = run_2.optimization.variables.create(
-            "Variable 2", constrained_to_indexsets=[indexset.name]
-        )
-        expected_ids = [variable_3.id, variable_4.id]
-        list_ids = [variable.id for variable in run_2.optimization.variables.list()]
-        assert not (set(expected_ids) ^ set(list_ids))
-
     def test_tabulate_variable(self, test_mp, request):
         test_mp: Platform = request.getfixturevalue(test_mp)  # type: ignore
         run = test_mp.runs.create("Model", "Scenario")
@@ -304,6 +297,14 @@ def test_tabulate_variable(self, test_mp, request):
             name="Variable 2",
             constrained_to_indexsets=[indexset.name, indexset_2.name],
         )
+        # Create new run to test tabulating variables for specific run
+        run_2 = test_mp.runs.create("Model", "Scenario")
+        (indexset_3,) = create_indexsets_for_run(
+            platform=test_mp, run_id=run_2.id, amount=1
+        )
+        run_2.optimization.variables.create(
+            "Variable", constrained_to_indexsets=[indexset_3.name]
+        )
         pd.testing.assert_frame_equal(
             df_from_list([variable_2]),
             run.optimization.variables.tabulate(name="Variable 2"),
@@ -331,22 +332,6 @@ def test_tabulate_variable(self, test_mp, request):
             run.optimization.variables.tabulate(),
         )
 
-        # Test tabulation of Variables for specific Run
-        run_2 = test_mp.runs.create("Model", "Scenario")
-        (indexset,) = create_indexsets_for_run(
-            platform=test_mp, run_id=run_2.id, amount=1
-        )
-        variable_3 = run_2.optimization.variables.create(
-            "Variable", constrained_to_indexsets=[indexset.name]
-        )
-        variable_4 = run_2.optimization.variables.create(
-            "Variable 2", constrained_to_indexsets=[indexset.name]
-        )
-        pd.testing.assert_frame_equal(
-            df_from_list([variable_3, variable_4]),
-            run_2.optimization.variables.tabulate(),
-        )
-
     def test_variable_docs(self, test_mp, request):
         test_mp: Platform = request.getfixturevalue(test_mp)  # type: ignore
         run = test_mp.runs.create("Model", "Scenario")
diff --git a/tests/utils.py b/tests/utils.py
index e6da592f..79c8d826 100644
--- a/tests/utils.py
+++ b/tests/utils.py
@@ -203,13 +203,12 @@ def create_iamc_query_test_data(test_mp):
 
 
 def create_indexsets_for_run(
-    platform: Platform, run_id: int, amount: int = 2, offset: int = 0
+    platform: Platform, run_id: int, amount: int = 2, offset: int = 1
 ) -> tuple[IndexSet, ...]:
-    """Create `amount` indexsets called `Indexset n` for `run` (n in (offset,
-    offset+amount])."""
+    """Create `amount` indexsets called `Indexset n` for `run`."""
     return tuple(
         platform.backend.optimization.indexsets.create(
-            run_id=run_id, name=f"Indexset {i+1}"
+            run_id=run_id, name=f"Indexset {i}"
         )
         for i in range(offset, offset + amount)
     )