diff --git a/tools/integration_tests/operations/operations_test.go b/tools/integration_tests/operations/operations_test.go
index 2da12451ec..6d37b19c13 100644
--- a/tools/integration_tests/operations/operations_test.go
+++ b/tools/integration_tests/operations/operations_test.go
@@ -110,12 +110,12 @@ func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
 	}
 
 	if successCode == 0 {
-		// Test for admin permission on test bucket.
-		successCode = creds_tests.RunTestsForKeyFileAndGoogleApplicationCredentialsEnvVarSet(flags, "objectAdmin", m)
+		successCode = persistent_mounting.RunTests(flags, m)
 	}
 
 	if successCode == 0 {
-		successCode = persistent_mounting.RunTests(flags, m)
+		// Test for admin permission on test bucket.
+		successCode = creds_tests.RunTestsForKeyFileAndGoogleApplicationCredentialsEnvVarSet(flags, "objectAdmin", m)
 	}
 
 	os.Exit(successCode)