diff --git a/test/integration/component/test_persistent_networks.py b/test/integration/component/test_persistent_networks.py
index f7827006d2b..ff563df8a75 100644
--- a/test/integration/component/test_persistent_networks.py
+++ b/test/integration/component/test_persistent_networks.py
@@ -2784,15 +2784,15 @@ class TestVPCNetworkOperations(cloudstackTestCase):
                 "vlan must not be null for persistent network: %s" %
                 persistent_network_2.id)
 
-            # Force delete domain
-            child_domain.delete(self.apiclient, cleanup=True)
-
         except Exception as e:
             self.cleanup.append(account_1)
             self.cleanup.append(account_2)
             self.cleanup.append(child_domain)
             self.fail(e)
 
+        # Force delete domain
+        child_domain.delete(self.apiclient, cleanup=True)
+
         self.debug("Waiting for account.cleanup.interval" +
                    " to cleanup any remaining resouces")
         # Sleep 3*account.gc to ensure that all resources are deleted