diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/cuttlefish-runner.sh b/.gitlab-ci/cuttlefish-runner.sh
index 6f4881ff759..05617f1d166 100755
--- a/.gitlab-ci/cuttlefish-runner.sh
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/cuttlefish-runner.sh
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 # shellcheck disable=SC2086 # we want word splitting
 # shellcheck disable=SC1091 # paths only become valid at runtime
 
-set -uex
-
 . "${SCRIPTS_DIR}/setup-test-env.sh"
 
+set -uex
+
 section_start cuttlefish_setup "cuttlefish: setup"
 
 # Structured tagging check for angle