diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 049a15fde1..b59819c619 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -89,9 +89,11 @@ jobs:
               ~/Library/Caches/Coursier/v1
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-sbt-cache-v2-${{ hashFiles('**/*.sbt') }}-${{ hashFiles('project/build.properties') }}
 
+      - name: Build it tests
+        run: sbt -Denv=test ++${{ matrix.scala }} it:compile
+      - name: Build it2 tests
+        run: sbt -Denv=test ++${{ matrix.scala }} it2:compile
       - name: Runs it tests
         run: sbt -Denv=test clean ++${{ matrix.scala }} it:test
-      - name: Build it2 tests
-        run: sbt -Denv=test clean ++${{ matrix.scala }} it2
       - name: Runs node tests
         run: sbt -Denv=test clean ++${{ matrix.scala }} test