diff --git a/tools/docker-network/tests/dockerframework.go b/tools/docker-network/tests/dockerframework.go
index 2b4a652e9..ec0e208e1 100644
--- a/tools/docker-network/tests/dockerframework.go
+++ b/tools/docker-network/tests/dockerframework.go
@@ -166,9 +166,6 @@ loop:
 
 	d.GetContainersConfigs()
 
-	// make sure all nodes are up then we can start dumping logs
-	d.DumpContainerLogsToFiles()
-
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -208,6 +205,9 @@ func (d *DockerTestFramework) WaitUntilSync() error {
 		return nil
 	}, true)
 
+	// make sure all nodes are up then we can start dumping logs
+	d.DumpContainerLogsToFiles()
+
 	return nil
 }