diff --git a/dgraphtest/paths.go b/dgraphtest/paths.go
index 5a73d234d7e..d3b5db032fb 100644
--- a/dgraphtest/paths.go
+++ b/dgraphtest/paths.go
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@ func init() {
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}
+	if err := ensureDgraphClone(); err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
 
 	log.Printf("[INFO] baseRepoDir: %v", baseRepoDir)
 	log.Printf("[INFO] repoDir: %v", repoDir)