diff --git a/tests/fprintd.py b/tests/fprintd.py
index 7becf6f..4be26bc 100755
--- a/tests/fprintd.py
+++ b/tests/fprintd.py
@@ -322,13 +322,13 @@ class FPrintdVirtualDeviceTest(FPrintdTest):
         self.g_signal_id = self.device.connect('g-signal', signal_cb)
 
     def tearDown(self):
-        super().tearDown()
-
         self.device.disconnect(self.g_signal_id)
 
         self.daemon_stop()
         self.polkitd_stop()
 
+        super().tearDown()
+
     def assertFprintError(self, fprint_error):
         return self.assertRaisesRegex(GLib.Error,
             '.*net\.reactivated\.Fprint\.Error\.{}.*'.format(fprint_error))