diff --git a/apps/emqx/test/emqx_trace_SUITE.erl b/apps/emqx/test/emqx_trace_SUITE.erl
index 762abe201..d2d07f53b 100644
--- a/apps/emqx/test/emqx_trace_SUITE.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx/test/emqx_trace_SUITE.erl
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ end_per_suite(_Config) ->
     emqx_common_test_helpers:stop_apps([]).
 
 init_per_testcase(_, Config) ->
-    ok = emqx_trace:clear(),
     reload(),
+    ok = emqx_trace:clear(),
     ct:pal("load:~p~n", [erlang:whereis(emqx_trace)]),
     Config.