diff --git a/test/check-application b/test/check-application
index fb604d20f..a63ce2494 100755
--- a/test/check-application
+++ b/test/check-application
@@ -177,6 +177,8 @@ class TestApplication(testlib.MachineCase):
                 self.execute('for c in $(podman ps -aq); do echo "---- $c ----" >&2; podman logs $c >&2; done',
                              system=auth)
 
+        super().tearDown()
+
         # HACK: avoid failing tests on oopses when cleaning up containers below
         if self.browser.have_test_api():
             self.browser.switch_to_top()
@@ -193,8 +195,6 @@ class TestApplication(testlib.MachineCase):
             done
             """)
 
-        super().tearDown()
-
     def podman_version(self) -> tuple[int, ...]:
         version = self.execute("podman -v", system=False).strip().split(' ')[-1]
         # HACK: handle possible rc versions such as 4.4.0-rc2