diff --git a/src/test/perl/PostgreSQL/Test/Cluster.pm b/src/test/perl/PostgreSQL/Test/Cluster.pm
index b908f17adf6..9d9490b6b1b 100644
--- a/src/test/perl/PostgreSQL/Test/Cluster.pm
+++ b/src/test/perl/PostgreSQL/Test/Cluster.pm
@@ -1327,10 +1327,10 @@ sub new
 	  or
 	  BAIL_OUT("could not create data directory \"$node->{_basedir}\": $!");
 
-	$node->dump_info;
-
 	$node->_set_pg_version;
 
+	$node->dump_info;
+
 	my $ver = $node->{_pg_version};
 
 	# Use a subclass as defined below (or elsewhere) if this version