diff --git a/test/iscsi_tgt/trace_record/trace_record.sh b/test/iscsi_tgt/trace_record/trace_record.sh
index ef18fcc188..a3ca257380 100755
--- a/test/iscsi_tgt/trace_record/trace_record.sh
+++ b/test/iscsi_tgt/trace_record/trace_record.sh
@@ -52,6 +52,11 @@ echo "iscsi_tgt is listening. Running tests..."
 
 timing_exit start_iscsi_tgt
 
+mkdir -p ${TRACE_TMP_FOLDER}
+./app/trace_record/spdk_trace_record -s iscsi -p ${iscsi_pid} -f ${TRACE_RECORD_OUTPUT} -q 1>${TRACE_RECORD_NOTICE_LOG} &
+record_pid=$!
+echo "Trace record pid: $record_pid"
+
 RPCS=
 RPCS+="add_portal_group $PORTAL_TAG $TARGET_IP:$ISCSI_PORT\n"
 RPCS+="add_initiator_group $INITIATOR_TAG $INITIATOR_NAME $NETMASK\n"
@@ -70,11 +75,6 @@ iscsiadm -m discovery -t sendtargets -p $TARGET_IP:$ISCSI_PORT
 iscsiadm -m node --login -p $TARGET_IP:$ISCSI_PORT
 waitforiscsidevices $(( $CONNECTION_NUMBER + 1 ))
 
-mkdir -p ${TRACE_TMP_FOLDER}
-./app/trace_record/spdk_trace_record -s iscsi -p ${iscsi_pid} -f ${TRACE_RECORD_OUTPUT} -q 1>${TRACE_RECORD_NOTICE_LOG} &
-record_pid=$!
-echo "Trace record pid: $record_pid"
-
 trap 'iscsicleanup; killprocess $iscsi_pid; killprocess $record_pid; delete_tmp_files; iscsitestfini $1 $2; exit 1' SIGINT SIGTERM EXIT
 
 echo "Running FIO"