diff --git a/integration-tests/application_tests/application_test.go b/integration-tests/application_tests/application_test.go
index 2b40a58445bbad85b39b5dc207769289b50b2e57..2b8636090f02c05547e336673a489e559b771f5f 100644
--- a/integration-tests/application_tests/application_test.go
+++ b/integration-tests/application_tests/application_test.go
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
 		fmt.Println(err.Error())
 	}
 
-	defer integration_test_utils.ApplySDNConfig(conn, ctx, defaultSDNConfig)
-	defer integration_test_utils.CleanUserAndRolesExceptAdmin(conn, ctx)
+	integration_test_utils.ApplySDNConfig(conn, ctx, defaultSDNConfig)
+	integration_test_utils.CleanUserAndRolesExceptAdmin(conn, ctx)
 
 	topics := []event.Topic{event.ManagedNetworkElement, event.User, event.Role}