diff --git a/e2e/protractor.conf.js b/e2e/protractor.conf.js
index 48e9efdf87..cc31ecf407 100644
--- a/e2e/protractor.conf.js
+++ b/e2e/protractor.conf.js
@@ -280,26 +280,26 @@ exports.config = {
 
             await LocalStorageUtil.apiReset();
 
-            function disableCSSAnimation() {
-                const css = '* {' +
-                    '-webkit-transition-duration: 0s !important;' +
-                    'transition-duration: 0s !important;' +
-                    '-webkit-animation-duration: 0s !important;' +
-                    'animation-duration: 0s !important;' +
-                    '}';
-                const head = document.head || document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0];
-                const style = document.createElement('style');
-
-                style.type = 'text/css';
-                style.appendChild(document.createTextNode(css));
-                head.appendChild(style);
-            }
-
         } else {
             Logger.error(`====== Demo shell not able to start ======`);
             process.exit();
         }
 
+        function disableCSSAnimation() {
+            const css = '* {' +
+                '-webkit-transition-duration: 0s !important;' +
+                'transition-duration: 0s !important;' +
+                '-webkit-animation-duration: 0s !important;' +
+                'animation-duration: 0s !important;' +
+                '}';
+            const head = document.head || document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0];
+            const style = document.createElement('style');
+
+            style.type = 'text/css';
+            style.appendChild(document.createTextNode(css));
+            head.appendChild(style);
+        }
+
     },
 
     afterLaunch: async function (statusCode) {
diff --git a/nx.json b/nx.json
index 0710eb53b2..e3730e864f 100644
--- a/nx.json
+++ b/nx.json
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@
     "nx.json": "*",
     ".travis.yml": "*",
     "demo-shell/src/index.html": "*",
-    "e2e/protractor.excludes.json": "*"
+    "e2e/protractor.excludes.json": "*",
+    "e2e/protractor.conf.js": "*"
   },
   "projects": {
     "demoshell": {