diff --git a/activerecord/test/cases/migration_test.rb b/activerecord/test/cases/migration_test.rb
index 186bb55c01..96b97fdd8a 100644
--- a/activerecord/test/cases/migration_test.rb
+++ b/activerecord/test/cases/migration_test.rb
@@ -566,6 +566,7 @@ if ActiveRecord::Base.connection.supports_migrations?
         if bob.moment_of_truth.is_a?(DateTime)
 
           with_env_tz 'US/Eastern' do
+            bob.reload
             assert_equal DateTime.local_offset, bob.moment_of_truth.offset
             assert_not_equal 0, bob.moment_of_truth.offset
             assert_not_equal "Z", bob.moment_of_truth.zone