diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index ea6d74787..8e540eeb3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -50,9 +50,9 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/download-artifact@eaceaf801fd36c7dee90939fad912460b18a1ffe # v4.1.2
         with:
           name: install-artifact-node-${{ matrix.node-version }}
+      - run: /bin/bash ./dev/prepare-ci.sh
       - name: Extract artifact
         run: tar -xf install-node-${{ matrix.node-version }}.tar
-      - run: /bin/bash ./dev/prepare-ci.sh
       - name: Execute SSCCE
         run: yarn run _test
   test-postgres:
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ jobs:
           name: install-artifact-node-${{ matrix.node-version }}
       - name: Extract artifact
         run: tar -xf install-node-${{ matrix.node-version }}.tar
-      - run: yarn start-postgres-${{ matrix.postgres-version }}
       - run: /bin/bash ./dev/prepare-ci.sh
+      - run: yarn start-postgres-${{ matrix.postgres-version }}
       - name: Execute SSCCE
         run: yarn run _test
   test-oldest-latest:
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ jobs:
           name: install-artifact-node-${{ matrix.node-version }}
       - name: Extract artifact
         run: tar -xf install-node-${{ matrix.node-version }}.tar
-      - run: yarn start-${{ matrix.dialect }}-${{ matrix.database-version }}
       - run: /bin/bash ./dev/prepare-ci.sh
+      - run: yarn start-${{ matrix.dialect }}-${{ matrix.database-version }}
       - name: Execute SSCCE
         run: yarn run _test