diff --git a/spec/acceptance/user_spec.rb b/spec/acceptance/user_spec.rb
index 554362c..3c26d94 100644
--- a/spec/acceptance/user_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/acceptance/user_spec.rb
@@ -167,7 +167,6 @@
     rm_user('rustup_test')
 
     puts "default cargo home"
-    puts Dir.entries("/home/rustup_test").sort rescue puts "no /home/rustup_test"
     puts "run 1"
     puts apply_manifest(<<~'END', catch_failures: true, prefix_command: 'RUSTUP_TRACE=1 ').stderr
       user { 'rustup_test':
@@ -185,6 +184,7 @@
         #before  => Rustup['rustup_test'],
       }
     END
+    puts Dir.entries("/home/rustup_test").sort rescue puts "no /home/rustup_test"
     puts "run 1a"
 
     puts apply_manifest(<<~'END', catch_failures: true, prefix_command: 'RUSTUP_TRACE=1 ').stderr