diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/filter_call_init_fails.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/filter_call_init_fails.c
index a1699e86c9f..1be6b8bdeaa 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/filter_call_init_fails.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/filter_call_init_fails.c
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 
 #include "test/core/end2end/end2end_tests.h"
 
+#include <limits.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>
@@ -238,15 +239,22 @@ static const grpc_channel_filter test_filter = {
 
 static bool maybe_add_filter(grpc_channel_stack_builder *builder, void *arg) {
   if (g_enable_filter) {
-    return grpc_channel_stack_builder_append_filter(builder, &test_filter,
-                                                    NULL, NULL);
+    // Want to add the filter as close to the end as possible, to make
+    // sure that all of the filters work well together.  However, we
+    // can't add it at the very end, because the connected channel filter
+    // must be the last one.  So we add it right before the last one.
+    grpc_channel_stack_builder_iterator *it =
+        grpc_channel_stack_builder_create_iterator_at_last(builder);
+    GPR_ASSERT(grpc_channel_stack_builder_move_prev(it));
+    return grpc_channel_stack_builder_add_filter_before(it, &test_filter,
+                                                        NULL, NULL);
   } else {
     return true;
   }
 }
 
 static void init_plugin(void) {
-  grpc_channel_init_register_stage(GRPC_SERVER_CHANNEL, MAX_INT,
+  grpc_channel_init_register_stage(GRPC_SERVER_CHANNEL, INT_MAX,
                                    maybe_add_filter, NULL);
 }