diff --git a/core/src/plugins/kubernetes/local-mode.ts b/core/src/plugins/kubernetes/local-mode.ts
index eecae6c54f..cddf5f2b5f 100644
--- a/core/src/plugins/kubernetes/local-mode.ts
+++ b/core/src/plugins/kubernetes/local-mode.ts
@@ -441,8 +441,6 @@ class FailureCounter {
   }
 }
 
-const localAppFailureCounter = new FailureCounter(10)
-
 function getLocalServiceCommand({ spec: localModeSpec }: StartLocalModeParams): OsCommand | undefined {
   const command = localModeSpec.command
   if (!command || command.length === 0) {
@@ -451,6 +449,8 @@ function getLocalServiceCommand({ spec: localModeSpec }: StartLocalModeParams):
   return { command: command.join(" ") }
 }
 
+const localAppFailureCounter = new FailureCounter(10)
+
 function getLocalAppProcess(configParams: StartLocalModeParams): RecoverableProcess | undefined {
   const localServiceCmd = getLocalServiceCommand(configParams)
   const { service, log } = configParams