diff --git a/src/test/org/apache/sqoop/testutil/S3TestUtils.java b/src/test/org/apache/sqoop/testutil/S3TestUtils.java
index 2fc60611..c4c5c097 100644
--- a/src/test/org/apache/sqoop/testutil/S3TestUtils.java
+++ b/src/test/org/apache/sqoop/testutil/S3TestUtils.java
@@ -426,8 +426,8 @@ public static void tearDownS3ImportTestCase(FileSystem s3Client) {
     }
 
     public static void tearDownS3IncrementalImportTestCase(FileSystem s3Client) {
-        cleanUpTargetDir(s3Client);
         cleanUpDirectory(s3Client, getTemporaryRootDirPath());
+        cleanUpTargetDir(s3Client);
         System.clearProperty(MAPREDUCE_OUTPUT_BASENAME_PROPERTY);
     }