diff --git a/platform/external-system-impl/testSrc/com/intellij/openapi/externalSystem/test/ExternalSystemTestCase.java b/platform/external-system-impl/testSrc/com/intellij/openapi/externalSystem/test/ExternalSystemTestCase.java
index b3c8a46547cf..7fc8042da87d 100644
--- a/platform/external-system-impl/testSrc/com/intellij/openapi/externalSystem/test/ExternalSystemTestCase.java
+++ b/platform/external-system-impl/testSrc/com/intellij/openapi/externalSystem/test/ExternalSystemTestCase.java
@@ -157,8 +157,8 @@ public abstract class ExternalSystemTestCase extends UsefulTestCase {
   @Override
   public void tearDown() throws Exception {
     new RunAll(
-      () -> EdtTestUtil.runInEdtAndWait(() -> tearDownFixtures()),
       () -> PathKt.delete(ProjectUtil.getExternalConfigurationDir(myProject)),
+      () -> EdtTestUtil.runInEdtAndWait(() -> tearDownFixtures()),
       () -> myProject = null,
       () -> PathKt.delete(myTestDir.toPath()),
       () -> super.tearDown(),