diff --git a/tests/taco/test_porter_taco_python_interface.py b/tests/taco/test_porter_taco_python_interface.py
index a8f7112..343b2be 100644
--- a/tests/taco/test_porter_taco_python_interface.py
+++ b/tests/taco/test_porter_taco_python_interface.py
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
+import random
+from unittest.mock import ANY
+
 import pytest
+from nucypher.network.decryption import ThresholdDecryptionClient
 from nucypher_core import SessionStaticSecret, ThresholdDecryptionRequest
 from nucypher_core.ferveo import (
     DecryptionShareSimple,
@@ -111,3 +115,79 @@ def test_taco_decryption_failure(porter, dkg_setup, dkg_encrypted_data, timeout)
 
     # no errors
     assert len(decrypt_outcome.errors) == len(cohort)  # all ursulas fail
+
+
+def test_taco_decryption_request_ordering(
+    mocker, porter, dkg_setup, dkg_encrypted_data
+):
+    ritual_id, public_key, cohort, threshold = dkg_setup
+    threshold_message_kit, expected_plaintext = dkg_encrypted_data
+
+    decryption_request = ThresholdDecryptionRequest(
+        ritual_id=ritual_id,
+        variant=FerveoVariant.Simple,
+        ciphertext_header=threshold_message_kit.ciphertext_header,
+        acp=threshold_message_kit.acp,
+    )
+
+    requester_secret_key = SessionStaticSecret.random()
+
+    encrypted_decryption_requests = {}
+    shared_secrets = {}
+    for ursula in cohort:
+        ursula_decryption_request_static_key = (
+            ursula.threshold_request_power.get_pubkey_from_ritual_id(ritual_id)
+        )
+        shared_secret = requester_secret_key.derive_shared_secret(
+            ursula_decryption_request_static_key
+        )
+        encrypted_decryption_requests[ursula.checksum_address] = (
+            decryption_request.encrypt(
+                shared_secret=shared_secret,
+                requester_public_key=requester_secret_key.public_key(),
+            )
+        )
+        shared_secrets[ursula.checksum_address] = shared_secret
+
+    # make up fake latency stats
+    latency_stats = {}
+    for ursula in cohort:
+        mock_latency = random.uniform(0.1, 5)
+        porter.node_latency_collector.reset_stats(ursula.checksum_address)
+        porter.node_latency_collector.update_stats(
+            ursula.checksum_address, mock_latency
+        )
+        latency_stats[ursula.checksum_address] = mock_latency
+
+    expected_ursula_request_order = sorted(
+        list(latency_stats.keys()), key=lambda node_address: latency_stats[node_address]
+    )
+    assert (
+        porter.node_latency_collector.order_addresses_by_latency(
+            list(latency_stats.keys())
+        )
+        == expected_ursula_request_order
+    )
+
+    value_factory_spy = mocker.spy(
+        ThresholdDecryptionClient.ThresholdDecryptionRequestFactory, "__init__"
+    )
+
+    decrypt_outcome = porter.decrypt(
+        threshold=threshold,
+        encrypted_decryption_requests=encrypted_decryption_requests,
+    )
+
+    # check that proper ordering of ursulas used for worker pool factory for requests
+    value_factory_spy.assert_called_once_with(
+        ANY,
+        ursulas_to_contact=expected_ursula_request_order,
+        batch_size=ANY,
+        threshold=ANY,
+    )
+
+    # sufficient successes
+    assert len(decrypt_outcome.encrypted_decryption_responses) >= threshold
+
+    # no errors
+    assert len(decrypt_outcome.errors) == 0