diff --git a/independent-projects/bootstrap/core/src/main/java/io/quarkus/bootstrap/BootstrapAppModelFactory.java b/independent-projects/bootstrap/core/src/main/java/io/quarkus/bootstrap/BootstrapAppModelFactory.java
index b9f9f342974de..9ebbc33795e7d 100644
--- a/independent-projects/bootstrap/core/src/main/java/io/quarkus/bootstrap/BootstrapAppModelFactory.java
+++ b/independent-projects/bootstrap/core/src/main/java/io/quarkus/bootstrap/BootstrapAppModelFactory.java
@@ -364,12 +364,12 @@ private CurationResult createAppModelForJarOrNull(Path appArtifactPath) {
     }
 
     private Path resolveCachedCpPath(LocalProject project) {
-        if (devMode) {
-            return BootstrapUtils.resolveSerializedAppModelPath(project.getOutputDir());
-        }
         if (test) {
             return BootstrapUtils.getSerializedTestAppModelPath(project.getOutputDir());
         }
+        if (devMode) {
+            return BootstrapUtils.resolveSerializedAppModelPath(project.getOutputDir());
+        }
         return project.getOutputDir().resolve(QUARKUS).resolve(BOOTSTRAP).resolve(APP_MODEL_DAT);
     }