diff --git a/tests/external_test.sh b/tests/external_test.sh
index 2f7f539..54fd5b5 100755
--- a/tests/external_test.sh
+++ b/tests/external_test.sh
@@ -1,14 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-timeout 120 ./uts-server -c tests/cfg/uts-server.cnf -D -p ./uts-server.pid &
-
-sleep 1
-./goodies/timestamp-file.sh -i README.rst -u http://localhost:2020 -r -O "-cert" || exit 1
-./goodies/timestamp-file.sh -i README.rst -u http://localhost:2020 -r -O "-cert" || exit 1
-./goodies/timestamp-file.sh -i README.rst -u http://localhost:2020 -r -O "-cert" || exit 1
-
-kill `cat ./uts-server.pid`
-
 if which timeout >/dev/null 2>&1
 then
     TO="timeout 120"
@@ -16,6 +7,15 @@ else
     TO=""
 fi
 
+$TO ./uts-server -c tests/cfg/uts-server.cnf -D -p ./uts-server.pid &
+
+sleep 1
+./goodies/timestamp-file.sh -i README.rst -u http://localhost:2020 -r -O "-cert" || exit 1
+./goodies/timestamp-file.sh -i README.rst -u http://localhost:2020 -r -O "-cert" || exit 1
+./goodies/timestamp-file.sh -i README.rst -u http://localhost:2020 -r -O "-cert" || exit 1
+
+kill `cat ./uts-server.pid`
+
 $TO ./uts-server -c tests/cfg/uts-server-ssl.cnf -D -p ./uts-server.pid &
 
 sleep 1
@@ -24,4 +24,3 @@ sleep 1
 ./goodies/timestamp-file.sh -i README.rst -u https://localhost:2020 -r -O "-cert" -C '-k' || exit 1
 
 kill `cat ./uts-server.pid`
-