diff --git a/tests/runtests.pl b/tests/runtests.pl
index 4b5b5b0826..e4b7c10053 100755
--- a/tests/runtests.pl
+++ b/tests/runtests.pl
@@ -2346,6 +2346,10 @@ if(@ARGV && $ARGV[-1] eq '$TFLAGS') {
     push(@ARGV, split(' ', $ENV{'TFLAGS'})) if defined($ENV{'TFLAGS'});
 }
 
+if($ENV{"CURL_TEST_MIN"}) {
+    $mintotal = $ENV{"CURL_TEST_MIN"};
+}
+
 $args = join(' ', @ARGV);
 
 $valgrind = checktestcmd("valgrind");
@@ -2747,10 +2751,6 @@ if(!$jobs) {
     setlogfunc(\&logmsg);
 }
 
-if(!$mintotal && $ENV{"CURL_TEST_MIN"}) {
-    $mintotal = $ENV{"CURL_TEST_MIN"};
-}
-
 #######################################################################
 # Output curl version and host info being tested
 #