diff --git a/tests/e2e/scenarios/scalability/run-test.sh b/tests/e2e/scenarios/scalability/run-test.sh
index edf3a96cc9..7f11767da4 100755
--- a/tests/e2e/scenarios/scalability/run-test.sh
+++ b/tests/e2e/scenarios/scalability/run-test.sh
@@ -201,6 +201,6 @@ fi
 
 
 if [[ "${DELETE_CLUSTER:-}" == "true" ]]; then
-  kubetest2 kops "${KUBETEST2_ARGS[@]}" --down
   DELETE_CLUSTER=false # Don't delete again in trap
+  kubetest2 kops "${KUBETEST2_ARGS[@]}" --down
 fi