diff --git a/tests/run_tests.sh b/tests/run_tests.sh
index 0551b4e7..9b2a6cd6 100644
--- a/tests/run_tests.sh
+++ b/tests/run_tests.sh
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ function run_test {
   attempts=0
   while [[ $attempts -lt 3 ]]; do
       rm -rf core*
-      ray stop
       time "$@"
+      ray stop
       if [[ $? -eq 0 ]]; then
           echo "$@ success"
           break
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ function run_test {
           exit 1
       fi
   done
-  ray stop
 }