diff --git a/tests/fixturenet-laconicd/run-cli-test.sh b/tests/fixturenet-laconicd/run-cli-test.sh
index 877d0104..a56dbc99 100755
--- a/tests/fixturenet-laconicd/run-cli-test.sh
+++ b/tests/fixturenet-laconicd/run-cli-test.sh
@@ -34,4 +34,6 @@ docker exec -e TEST_ACCOUNT=$laconicd_account_address laconicd-cli-1 sh -c 'cd l
 
 # Clean up
 $TEST_TARGET_SO --stack fixturenet-laconicd deploy --cluster laconicd down --delete-volumes
+echo "$(date +"%Y-%m-%d %T"): Removing cloned repositories"
+rm -rf $CERC_REPO_BASE_DIR
 echo "$(date +"%Y-%m-%d %T"): Test finished"
diff --git a/tests/fixturenet-laconicd/run-test.sh b/tests/fixturenet-laconicd/run-test.sh
index 8dad9917..481bf601 100755
--- a/tests/fixturenet-laconicd/run-test.sh
+++ b/tests/fixturenet-laconicd/run-test.sh
@@ -78,7 +78,5 @@ else
 fi
 
 $TEST_TARGET_SO --stack fixturenet-laconicd deploy --cluster laconicd down --delete-volumes
-echo "$(date +"%Y-%m-%d %T"): Removing cloned repositories"
-rm -rf $CERC_REPO_BASE_DIR
 echo "$(date +"%Y-%m-%d %T"): Test finished"
 exit $test_result