diff --git a/test/test_perf_startup.sh b/test/test_perf_startup.sh
index 27d7014b..adc54416 100755
--- a/test/test_perf_startup.sh
+++ b/test/test_perf_startup.sh
@@ -140,10 +140,8 @@ for mode in startup running; do
 	    ;;
 	esac
 	new "Startup format: $format mode:$mode"
-	echo "time sudo $clixon_backend -F1 -D $DBG -s $mode -f $cfg -y $fyang -o CLICON_XMLDB_FORMAT=$format"
 	# Cannot use start_backend here due to expected error case
-{ time -p sudo $clixon_backend -F1 -D $DBG -s $mode -f $cfg -y $fyang -o CLICON_XMLDB_FORMAT=$format 2> /dev/null; } 2>&1 | awk '/real/ {print $2}'
-exit
+        { time -p sudo $clixon_backend -F1 -D $DBG -s $mode -f $cfg -y $fyang -o CLICON_XMLDB_FORMAT=$format 2> /dev/null; } 2>&1 | awk '/real/ {print $2}'
     done
 done