diff --git a/comp/process/apiserver/apiserver_test.go b/comp/process/apiserver/apiserver_test.go
index b99520ff431077..a44dfbebd2bcf1 100644
--- a/comp/process/apiserver/apiserver_test.go
+++ b/comp/process/apiserver/apiserver_test.go
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ func TestLifecycle(t *testing.T) {
 		req := httptest.NewRequest("GET", "http://localhost:6162/config", nil)
 		req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer "+util.GetAuthToken())
 		res, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
-		defer res.Body.Close()
 		assert.NoError(c, err)
+		defer res.Body.Close()
 		assert.Equal(c, http.StatusOK, res.StatusCode)
 	}, 5*time.Second, time.Second)
 }
@@ -73,15 +73,15 @@ func TestAuthentication(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.EventuallyWithT(t, func(c *assert.CollectT) {
 		req := httptest.NewRequest("GET", "http://localhost:6162/config", nil)
 		res, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
-		defer res.Body.Close()
 		assert.NoError(c, err)
+		defer res.Body.Close()
 		assert.Equal(c, http.StatusUnauthorized, res.StatusCode)
 
 		req = httptest.NewRequest("GET", "http://localhost:6162/config", nil)
 		req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer "+util.GetAuthToken())
 		res, err = http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
-		defer res.Body.Close()
 		assert.NoError(c, err)
+		defer res.Body.Close()
 		assert.Equal(c, http.StatusOK, res.StatusCode)
 	}, 5*time.Second, time.Second)
 }