diff --git a/test/build.sh b/test/build.sh
index 3c598ed4e7a2..133120e6f7af 100755
--- a/test/build.sh
+++ b/test/build.sh
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ if [[ $TARGET == x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu ]]; then
         -v "${SCRIPT_DIR}/.container/cargo-registry":/root/.cargo/registry \
         -v "${APP_DIR}":/src:Z \
         -e CARGO_HOME=/root/.cargo/registry \
+        -e CARGO_TARGET_DIR=/src/test/target \
         mullvadvpn-app-tests \
         /bin/bash -c "cd /src/test/; cargo build --bin test-runner --release --target ${TARGET}"
 else
diff --git a/test/test-runner/src/sys.rs b/test/test-runner/src/sys.rs
index 562c608120bb..7363e38e7267 100644
--- a/test/test-runner/src/sys.rs
+++ b/test/test-runner/src/sys.rs
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ pub async fn stop_app() -> Result<(), test_rpc::Error> {
 /// This function waits for the app to successfully start again.
 #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
 pub async fn start_app() -> Result<(), test_rpc::Error> {
-    set_launch_daemon_state(false).await?;
+    set_launch_daemon_state(true).await?;
     tokio::time::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_millis(1000)).await;
     Ok(())
 }