--- phpmailer.admin.inc.orig	2009-06-10 15:01:36.000000000 +0200
+++ phpmailer.admin.inc	2009-07-11 20:17:55.000000000 +0200
@@ -122,8 +122,8 @@
   // If an address was given, send a test email message.
   $test_address = variable_get('smtp_test_address', '');
   if ($test_address != '') {
-    drupal_set_message(t('A test e-mail has been sent to %email.  You may want to <a href="!watchdog">check the logs</a> for any error messages.', array('%email' => $test_address, '!watchdog' => url('admin/reports/dblog'))));
     drupal_mail('phpmailer', 'test', $test_address, NULL);
+    drupal_set_message(t('A test e-mail has been sent to %email.  You may want to <a href="!watchdog">check the logs</a> for any error messages.', array('%email' => $test_address, '!watchdog' => url('admin/reports/dblog'))));
     variable_del('smtp_test_address');
   }