diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/test-bot.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/test-bot.rb
index d891a04830..ebee97261d 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/test-bot.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/test-bot.rb
@@ -573,10 +573,10 @@ module Homebrew
     def homebrew
       @category = __method__
       return if @skip_homebrew
+      test "brew", "tests"
       if @tap
         test "brew", "readall", @tap
       else
-        test "brew", "tests"
         test "brew", "tests", "--no-compat"
         readall_args = ["--aliases"]
         readall_args << "--syntax" if MacOS.version >= :mavericks