diff --git a/blockchain/v2/routine.go b/blockchain/v2/routine.go
index eaaa68cf0..9c5b97b18 100644
--- a/blockchain/v2/routine.go
+++ b/blockchain/v2/routine.go
@@ -23,12 +23,12 @@ type handleFunc = func(event Event) (Event, error)
 // sent events and produce `last()` event representing the terminal state.
 type Routine struct {
 	name    string
+	handle  handleFunc
 	queue   *queue.PriorityQueue
-	out     chan Event // XXX: actually item
+	out     chan Event
 	fin     chan error
 	rdy     chan struct{}
 	running *uint32
-	handle  handleFunc
 	logger  log.Logger
 	metrics *Metrics
 }
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ var queueSize int = 10
 func newRoutine(name string, handleFunc handleFunc) *Routine {
 	return &Routine{
 		name:    name,
-		queue:   queue.NewPriorityQueue(queueSize, true),
 		handle:  handleFunc,
+		queue:   queue.NewPriorityQueue(queueSize, true),
 		out:     make(chan Event, queueSize),
 		rdy:     make(chan struct{}, 1),
 		fin:     make(chan error, 1),
diff --git a/blockchain/v2/routine_test.go b/blockchain/v2/routine_test.go
index 38bff1fcf..6fa8bde32 100644
--- a/blockchain/v2/routine_test.go
+++ b/blockchain/v2/routine_test.go
@@ -143,8 +143,12 @@ func TestPriority(t *testing.T) {
 	}()
 	time.Sleep(10 * time.Millisecond)
 
+	assert.True(t, routine.isRunning(),
+		"expected an started routine")
 	assert.True(t, routine.trySend(highPriorityEvent{}),
 		"expected send to succeed even when saturated")
 
 	assert.Equal(t, done, <-routine.final())
+	assert.False(t, routine.isRunning(),
+		"expected an started routine")
 }