diff --git a/.travis/apisix_cli_test/test_ci_only.sh b/.travis/apisix_cli_test/test_ci_only.sh
index 6b064a04..521c2e9d 100755
--- a/.travis/apisix_cli_test/test_ci_only.sh
+++ b/.travis/apisix_cli_test/test_ci_only.sh
@@ -39,3 +39,24 @@ if ! echo "$out" | grep 'etcd cluster version 3.3.0 is less than the required ve
 fi
 
 echo "passed: properly handle the error when connecting to old etcd"
+
+# It is forbidden to run apisix under the "/root" directory.
+git checkout conf/config.yaml
+
+mkdir /root/apisix
+
+cp -r ./*  /root/apisix
+cd /root/apisix
+make init
+
+out=$(make run 2>&1 || true)
+if ! echo "$out" | grep "Error: It is forbidden to run APISIX in the /root directory"; then
+    echo "failed: should echo It is forbidden to run APISIX in the /root directory"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+cd -
+
+echo "passed: successfully prohibit APISIX from running in the /root directory"
+
+rm -rf /root/apisix
diff --git a/.travis/apisix_cli_test/test_main.sh b/.travis/apisix_cli_test/test_main.sh
index 2c3f3c2e..b32b0b30 100755
--- a/.travis/apisix_cli_test/test_main.sh
+++ b/.travis/apisix_cli_test/test_main.sh
@@ -863,27 +863,6 @@ fi
 
 echo "pass: uninitialized variable not found during writing access log (port_admin set)"
 
-# It is forbidden to run apisix under the "/root" directory.
-git checkout conf/config.yaml
-
-mkdir /root/apisix
-
-cp -r ./*  /root/apisix
-cd /root/apisix
-make init
-
-out=$(make run 2>&1 || true)
-if ! echo "$out" | grep "Error: It is forbidden to run APISIX in the /root directory"; then
-    echo "failed: should echo It is forbidden to run APISIX in the /root directory"
-    exit 1
-fi
-
-cd -
-
-echo "passed: successfully prohibit APISIX from running in the /root directory"
-
-rm -rf /root/apisix
-
 # check etcd while enable auth
 git checkout conf/config.yaml