diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 80b53429..6822a9b5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ jobs:
           multiline: false
       - name: build-linter-utests
         run: |
+          echo "########## LINTER ##########"
+          cargo fmt --all -- --check --color=always  || (echo "Use cargo fmt to format your code"; exit 1)
+          cargo clippy --all --all-features --lib -- -D warnings || (echo "Solve your clippy warnings to continue"; exit 1)
           export PATH=$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/bin:$PATH
           export RUSTC_WRAPPER=$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/bin/sccache
           export TF_PLUGIN_CACHE_DIR=$HOME/.terraform.d/plugin-cache
@@ -40,9 +43,6 @@ jobs:
           echo "########## SHARED CACHE STATUS ##########"
           sccache --version
           sccache --show-stats
-          echo "########## LINTER ##########"
-          cargo fmt --all -- --check --color=always  || (echo "Use cargo fmt to format your code"; exit 1)
-          cargo clippy --all --all-features --lib -- -D warnings || (echo "Solve your clippy warnings to continue"; exit 1)
           echo "########## START BUILD ##########"
           cargo build --all-features --tests
           sccache --show-stats