diff --git a/test/iscsi_tgt/filesystem/filesystem.sh b/test/iscsi_tgt/filesystem/filesystem.sh
index f43b0e99c..1ec388899 100755
--- a/test/iscsi_tgt/filesystem/filesystem.sh
+++ b/test/iscsi_tgt/filesystem/filesystem.sh
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ rm -rf /mnt/device
 
 trap - SIGINT SIGTERM EXIT
 
-remove_backends
 iscsicleanup
+remove_backends
 killprocess $pid
 timing_exit filesystem
diff --git a/test/iscsi_tgt/multiconnection/multiconnection.sh b/test/iscsi_tgt/multiconnection/multiconnection.sh
index 464973039..08fd0460c 100755
--- a/test/iscsi_tgt/multiconnection/multiconnection.sh
+++ b/test/iscsi_tgt/multiconnection/multiconnection.sh
@@ -86,10 +86,10 @@ $fio_py 262144 16 randwrite 10
 sync
 
 trap - SIGINT SIGTERM EXIT
-remove_backends
 
 rm -f $testdir/iscsi.conf
 rm -f ./local-job*
 iscsicleanup
+remove_backends
 killprocess $iscsipid
 timing_exit multiconnection