diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 2f6cb24c..6265700a 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ before_install:
 
 install:
   - src/test/bash/minikube_ci_initialize.sh
+  - src/test/bash/local_run_k8s.sh "./minikube" "./kubectl"
   - src/test/bash/start.sh
 
 script: ./mvnw clean verify -DMINIKUBE_IP=$(./minikube ip) -P${PROFILE:-ci}
diff --git a/src/test/bash/start.sh b/src/test/bash/start.sh
index f7d47f31..d370cc98 100755
--- a/src/test/bash/start.sh
+++ b/src/test/bash/start.sh
@@ -12,5 +12,4 @@ pkill vault
 mkdir -p ${BASEDIR}/download
 ${BASEDIR}/src/test/bash/install_vault.sh
 ${BASEDIR}/src/test/bash/create_certificates.sh
-${BASEDIR}/src/test/bash/local_run_k8s.sh "./minikube" "./kubectl"
 ${BASEDIR}/src/test/bash/local_run_vault.sh &