diff --git a/hack/kind-down.sh b/hack/kind-down.sh
index 7c96dca8..d90ccef2 100755
--- a/hack/kind-down.sh
+++ b/hack/kind-down.sh
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
 set -euo pipefail
-ROOT="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )/.." && pwd )"
 
+ROOT="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )/.." && pwd )"
 cd "${ROOT}"
 
 kind delete cluster --name pinniped
diff --git a/hack/kind-up.sh b/hack/kind-up.sh
index 72da2d6d..e5bdfa01 100755
--- a/hack/kind-up.sh
+++ b/hack/kind-up.sh
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
 set -euo pipefail
-ROOT="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )/.." && pwd )"
 
+ROOT="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )/.." && pwd )"
 cd "${ROOT}"
 
 # To choose a specific version of kube, add this option to the command below: `--image kindest/node:v1.18.8`