diff --git a/autotest.sh b/autotest.sh
index 7ce4736f66..56c5c2a4ad 100755
--- a/autotest.sh
+++ b/autotest.sh
@@ -148,10 +148,6 @@ fi
 if [ $SPDK_RUN_FUNCTIONAL_TEST -eq 1 ]; then
 	timing_enter lib
 
-        if [ $SPDK_TEST_REDUCE -eq 1 ]; then
-                run_test suite ./test/compress/compress.sh
-        fi
-
 	run_test suite test/env/env.sh
 	run_test suite test/rpc_client/rpc_client.sh
 	run_test suite ./test/json_config/json_config.sh
@@ -256,6 +252,10 @@ if [ $SPDK_RUN_FUNCTIONAL_TEST -eq 1 ]; then
 	if [ $SPDK_TEST_VMD -eq 1 ]; then
 		run_test suite ./test/vmd/vmd.sh
 	fi
+
+        if [ $SPDK_TEST_REDUCE -eq 1 ]; then
+                run_test suite ./test/compress/compress.sh
+        fi
 fi
 
 timing_enter cleanup