diff --git a/acceptance/tests/mesh-gateway/main_test.go b/acceptance/tests/mesh-gateway/main_test.go
index 1b57eb8552..b7c6af4b90 100644
--- a/acceptance/tests/mesh-gateway/main_test.go
+++ b/acceptance/tests/mesh-gateway/main_test.go
@@ -13,11 +13,12 @@ var suite testsuite.Suite
 func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
 	suite = testsuite.NewSuite(m)
 
-	if suite.Config().EnableMultiCluster {
-		os.Exit(suite.Run())
-	} else if suite.Config().UseKind {
+	if suite.Config().UseKind {
 		fmt.Println("Skipping mesh gateway tests because they are currently flaky on kind")
 		os.Exit(0)
+	}
+	if suite.Config().EnableMultiCluster {
+		os.Exit(suite.Run())
 	} else {
 		fmt.Println("Skipping mesh gateway tests because -enable-multi-cluster is not set")
 		os.Exit(0)