diff --git a/integration-tests/tests/otel-export.lux b/integration-tests/tests/otel-export.lux
index 24956c1bf6..3edb9120bf 100644
--- a/integration-tests/tests/otel-export.lux
+++ b/integration-tests/tests/otel-export.lux
@@ -210,8 +210,27 @@
   [global offset=$1]
 
 [shell otel_collector]
+  # Verify request/storage metrics emitted by the initial snapshot before later span matching
+  # consumes this export window.
+  """?
+  Metric #[0-9]+
+  Descriptor:
+       -> Name: electric\.plug\.serve_shape\.count
+  """
+
+  """?
+  Metric #[0-9]+
+  Descriptor:
+       -> Name: electric\.plug\.serve_shape\.bytes
+  """
+
+  """?
+  Metric #[0-9]+
+  Descriptor:
+       -> Name: electric\.storage\.snapshot_stored\.operations
+  """
+
   # Verify that the initial snapshot query span is exported from the Snapshotter path.
-  ?Span #[0-9]+
   ?Name[ ]+: shape_snapshot\.execute_for_shape
   ?->[ ]shape\.query_reason: Str\(initial_snapshot\)
 
@@ -226,24 +245,8 @@
   ??"metadata"
 
 [shell otel_collector]
-  # Verify that a direct subset snapshot query span is exported from the PartialModes path.
-  ?Span #[0-9]+
-  ?Name[ ]+: shape_snapshot\.execute_for_shape
-  ?->[ ]shape\.query_reason: Str\(subset_query\)
-
-[shell client]
-  [invoke curl_shape "http://localhost:3000/v1/shape?table=items&handle=$handle&offset=$offset&live"]
-
-  ??HTTP/1.1 200 OK
-  ??"value":{"val":"3"}
-
-[shell psql]
-  !insert into items values ('4');
-  ??INSERT
-
-[shell otel_collector]
-  # Verify that new measurement exports from this branch are present
-  # Order matches actual OTEL export order (not alphabetical)
+  # Verify request/storage metrics emitted after the insert + subset snapshot export window.
+  # Order matches actual OTEL export order (not alphabetical).
   """?
   Metric #[0-9]+
   Descriptor:
@@ -256,12 +259,6 @@
        -> Name: electric\.plug\.serve_shape\.bytes
   """
 
-  """?
-  Metric #[0-9]+
-  Descriptor:
-       -> Name: electric\.storage\.snapshot_stored\.operations
-  """
-
   """?
   Metric #[0-9]+
   Descriptor:
@@ -274,6 +271,20 @@
        -> Name: electric\.storage\.transaction_stored\.operations
   """
 
+  # Verify that a direct subset snapshot query span is exported from the PartialModes path.
+  ?Name[ ]+: shape_snapshot\.execute_for_shape
+  ?->[ ]shape\.query_reason: Str\(subset_query\)
+
+[shell client]
+  [invoke curl_shape "http://localhost:3000/v1/shape?table=items&handle=$handle&offset=$offset&live"]
+
+  ??HTTP/1.1 200 OK
+  ??"value":{"val":"3"}
+
+[shell psql]
+  !insert into items values ('4');
+  ??INSERT
+
 ###
 
 [cleanup]