diff --git a/test_run.sh b/test_run.sh
index 3dd6eed..1f438d0 100755
--- a/test_run.sh
+++ b/test_run.sh
@@ -201,14 +201,14 @@ then
   sleep 1
 fi
 
+MM_AUTH="${MM_AUTH}" ${PYTHON_CMD} bob.py -l '*' -P 5062 -T ${BOB_TIMEOUT} 2>bob.log &
+BOB_PID=${!}
+echo "${BOB_PID}" > "${BOB_PIDF}"
 start_mm
 MM_AUTH="${MM_AUTH}" ${PYTHON_CMD} alice.py "${ALICE_ARGS}" -t "${TEST_SET}" -l '*' -P 5061 \
  -T ${ALICE_TIMEOUT} 2>alice.log &
 ALICE_PID=${!}
 echo "${ALICE_PID}" > "${ALICE_PIDF}"
-MM_AUTH="${MM_AUTH}" ${PYTHON_CMD} bob.py -l '*' -P 5062 -T ${BOB_TIMEOUT} 2>bob.log &
-BOB_PID=${!}
-echo "${BOB_PID}" > "${BOB_PIDF}"
 
 set +e