diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index c6b8291458..a702bce71f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -75,6 +75,10 @@ jobs:
           cmake -S cmake.deps -B $DEPS_BUILD_DIR -G Ninja
           cmake --build $DEPS_BUILD_DIR
 
+      - if: success() || failure() && steps.abort_job.outputs.status == 'success'
+        name: configure
+        run: cmake -B build -G Ninja -D CI_BUILD=OFF
+
       - if: "!cancelled()"
         name: Determine if run should be aborted
         id: abort_job
@@ -88,10 +92,6 @@ jobs:
           version: latest
           args: --check runtime/
 
-      - if: success() || failure() && steps.abort_job.outputs.status == 'success'
-        name: configure
-        run: cmake -B build -G Ninja -D CI_BUILD=OFF
-
       - if: success() || failure() && steps.abort_job.outputs.status == 'success'
         name: luacheck
         run: cmake --build build --target lintlua-luacheck