diff --git a/lib/tests/test.js b/lib/tests/test.js
index d4e6bbca6..ee1fb5216 100644
--- a/lib/tests/test.js
+++ b/lib/tests/test.js
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ class Test {
 
   checkDeploymentOptions(options, callback) {
     const self = this;
-    self.resetServices = false;
+    let resetServices = false;
     const {host, port, type, accounts} = options.deployment || {};
 
     if (host && port && !['rpc', 'ws'].includes(type)) {
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ class Test {
     }
 
     if(accounts || port !== this.simOptions.port || type !== this.simOptions.type || host !== this.simOptions.host) {
-      self.resetServices = true;
+      resetServices = true;
     }
     if (accounts) {
       self.simOptions.accounts = AccountParser.parseAccountsConfig(accounts, self.web3);
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ class Test {
       type
     });
 
-    if (!self.resetServices && !self.firstRunConfig) {
+    if (!resetServices && !self.firstRunConfig) {
       return callback();
     }