diff --git a/test/libtest/camera_test.cpp b/test/libtest/camera_test.cpp
index fe13d6acf..6fb44989d 100644
--- a/test/libtest/camera_test.cpp
+++ b/test/libtest/camera_test.cpp
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@ using namespace std;
 
 CameraTest::CameraTest(const char *name, bool isolate)
 {
-	cm_ = new CameraManager();
-
 	if (isolate)
 		setenv("LIBCAMERA_IPA_FORCE_ISOLATION", "1", 1);
 
+	cm_ = new CameraManager();
+
 	if (cm_->start()) {
 		cerr << "Failed to start camera manager" << endl;
 		status_ = TestFail;