diff --git a/pmd/src/plugin-test/maven.xml b/pmd/src/plugin-test/maven.xml
index ca53431b..d8bfef63 100644
--- a/pmd/src/plugin-test/maven.xml
+++ b/pmd/src/plugin-test/maven.xml
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@
   </goal>
   
   <goal name="test-pmd-report">
+    <attainGoal name="clean"/>
     <attainGoal name="pmd:report"/>
     <assert:assertFileExists file="${maven.build.dir}/pmd-raw-report.xml"/>
     <assert:assertFileExists file="${maven.gen.docs}/pmd-report.xml"/>
-    <attainGoal name="clean"/>
   </goal>
 </project>
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