diff --git a/integration/check_test.go b/integration/check_test.go
index 173d1788..26080b75 100644
--- a/integration/check_test.go
+++ b/integration/check_test.go
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ type SkopeoSuite struct {
 }
 
 func (s *SkopeoSuite) SetUpSuite(c *check.C) {
-
+	_, err := exec.LookPath(skopeoBinary)
+	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 }
 
 func (s *SkopeoSuite) TearDownSuite(c *check.C) {
@@ -42,9 +43,6 @@ func (s *SkopeoSuite) TearDownSuite(c *check.C) {
 }
 
 func (s *SkopeoSuite) SetUpTest(c *check.C) {
-	_, err := exec.LookPath(skopeoBinary)
-	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
-
 	s.regV1 = setupRegistryV1At(c, privateRegistryURL0, false) // TODO:(runcom)
 	s.regV2 = setupRegistryV2At(c, privateRegistryURL1, false, false)
 	s.regV2Shema1 = setupRegistryV2At(c, privateRegistryURL2, false, true)
diff --git a/integration/signing_test.go b/integration/signing_test.go
index a0a32afd..b3db0b9c 100644
--- a/integration/signing_test.go
+++ b/integration/signing_test.go
@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@ func findFingerprint(lineBytes []byte) (string, error) {
 	return "", errors.New("No fingerprint found")
 }
 
+func (s *SigningSuite) SetUpSuite(c *check.C) {
+	_, err := exec.LookPath(skopeoBinary)
+	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
+}
+
 func (s *SigningSuite) SetUpTest(c *check.C) {
 	mech, _, err := signature.NewEphemeralGPGSigningMechanism([]byte{})
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
@@ -44,9 +49,6 @@ func (s *SigningSuite) SetUpTest(c *check.C) {
 		c.Skip(fmt.Sprintf("Signing not supported: %v", err))
 	}
 
-	_, err = exec.LookPath(skopeoBinary)
-	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
-
 	s.gpgHome, err = ioutil.TempDir("", "skopeo-gpg")
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 	os.Setenv("GNUPGHOME", s.gpgHome)