diff --git a/packaging/smokeTest/test_smoking_selfhost.sh b/packaging/smokeTest/test_smoking_selfhost.sh
index a25c5a6d90..6ed0b9c715 100755
--- a/packaging/smokeTest/test_smoking_selfhost.sh
+++ b/packaging/smokeTest/test_smoking_selfhost.sh
@@ -6,12 +6,6 @@ SUCCESS_FILE="success.txt"
 FAILED_FILE="failed.txt"
 REPORT_FILE="report.txt"
 
-# Initialize/clear result files
-> "$SUCCESS_FILE"
-> "$FAILED_FILE"
-> "$LOG_FILE"
-> "$REPORT_FILE"
-
 # Switch to the target directory
 TARGET_DIR="../../tests/system-test/"
 
@@ -24,6 +18,12 @@ else
     exit 1
 fi
 
+# Initialize/clear result files
+> "$SUCCESS_FILE"
+> "$FAILED_FILE"
+> "$LOG_FILE"
+> "$REPORT_FILE"
+
 # Define the Python commands to execute
 commands=(
     "python3 ./test.py -f 2-query/join.py"
@@ -102,4 +102,4 @@ fi
 echo "Detailed logs can be found in: $(realpath "$LOG_FILE")"
 echo "Successful commands can be found in: $(realpath "$SUCCESS_FILE")"
 echo "Failed commands can be found in: $(realpath "$FAILED_FILE")"
-echo "Test report can be found in: $(realpath "$REPORT_FILE")"
\ No newline at end of file
+echo "Test report can be found in: $(realpath "$REPORT_FILE")"