diff --git a/test/integration/smoke/test_privategw_acl.py b/test/integration/smoke/test_privategw_acl.py
index 03a99d14a45..bba33eb947b 100644
--- a/test/integration/smoke/test_privategw_acl.py
+++ b/test/integration/smoke/test_privategw_acl.py
@@ -313,6 +313,15 @@ class TestPrivateGwACL(cloudstackTestCase):
 
         self.cleanup = [vpc_1, vpc_2, vpc_off, self.account]
 
+        network_1 = self.createNetwork(vpc_1, gateway = '10.0.1.1')
+        network_2 = self.createNetwork(vpc_2, gateway = '10.0.2.1')
+
+        vm1 = self.createVM(network_1)
+        vm2 = self.createVM(network_2)
+
+        self.cleanup.insert(0, vm1)
+        self.cleanup.insert(0, vm2)
+
         physical_network = self.get_guest_traffic_physical_network(self.apiclient, self.zone.id)
         if not physical_network:
             self.fail("No Physical Networks found!")
@@ -328,15 +337,6 @@ class TestPrivateGwACL(cloudstackTestCase):
         vlans = qresultset
         vlan_1 = int(vlans[0][0])
 
-        network_1 = self.createNetwork(vpc_1, gateway = '10.0.1.1')
-        network_2 = self.createNetwork(vpc_2, gateway = '10.0.2.1')
-
-        vm1 = self.createVM(network_1)
-        vm2 = self.createVM(network_2)
-
-        self.cleanup.insert(0, vm1)
-        self.cleanup.insert(0, vm2)
-
         acl1 = self.createACL(vpc_1)
         self.createACLItem(acl1.id, cidr = "0.0.0.0/0")
         privateGw_1 = self.createPvtGw(vpc_1, "10.0.3.100", "10.0.3.101", acl1.id, vlan_1)