diff --git a/test/support/apps/phx1_7/bin/test b/test/support/apps/phx1_7/bin/test
index f376ba1d..6a0371c0 100755
--- a/test/support/apps/phx1_7/bin/test
+++ b/test/support/apps/phx1_7/bin/test
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ function cleanup() {
     patch -i ../../patches/install-route.diff -p 1 -R
 }
 
+cleanup
 patch -i ../../patches/install-torch.diff -p 1
 mix deps.get || { cleanup; echo 'Dependencies could not be fetched!'; exit 1; }
 MIX_ENV=test mix ecto.drop || { cleanup; echo 'Database could not be dropped'; exit 1; }