diff --git a/example/example-python-types.py b/example/example-python-types.py
index f743d8830..19df02ebd 100755
--- a/example/example-python-types.py
+++ b/example/example-python-types.py
@@ -66,14 +66,14 @@ print("__module__(example.ExamplePythonTypes) = %s" % ExamplePythonTypes.__modul
 print("__name__(example.ExamplePythonTypes.get_set) = %s" % ExamplePythonTypes.get_set.__name__)
 print("__module__(example.ExamplePythonTypes.get_set) = %s" % ExamplePythonTypes.get_set.__module__)
 
+print(instance.get_bytes_from_string().decode())
+print(instance.get_bytes_from_str().decode())
+print(instance.get_str_from_string())
+print(instance.get_str_from_bytes())
+
 from example import ConstructorStats
 
 cstats = ConstructorStats.get(ExamplePythonTypes)
 print("Instances not destroyed:", cstats.alive())
 instance = None
 print("Instances not destroyed:", cstats.alive())
-
-print(instance.get_bytes_from_string().decode())
-print(instance.get_bytes_from_str().decode())
-print(instance.get_str_from_string())
-print(instance.get_str_from_bytes())
diff --git a/example/example-python-types.ref b/example/example-python-types.ref
index 6768d714e..ab89d7eb5 100644
--- a/example/example-python-types.ref
+++ b/example/example-python-types.ref
@@ -135,11 +135,10 @@ __name__(example.ExamplePythonTypes) = ExamplePythonTypes
 __module__(example.ExamplePythonTypes) = example
 __name__(example.ExamplePythonTypes.get_set) = get_set
 __module__(example.ExamplePythonTypes.get_set) = example
-Instances not destroyed: 1
-### ExamplePythonTypes @ 0x1045b80 destroyed
-Instances not destroyed: 0
-Destructing ExamplePythonTypes
 foo
 bar
 baz
 boo
+Instances not destroyed: 1
+### ExamplePythonTypes @ 0x1045b80 destroyed
+Instances not destroyed: 0