diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 96ea2f8b2..3d562b2a6 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -59,13 +59,13 @@ commands:
             cd *
             cabal v2-build -w ghc-<< parameters.ghcversion >> -j2 --dependencies-only --enable-tests --ghc-options="${GHC_OPTS}" all
             cabal v2-build -w ghc-<< parameters.ghcversion >> -j2 --enable-tests --ghc-options="${GHC_OPTS}" all 2>build.log
+            cabal v2-test -w ghc-<< parameters.ghcversion >> --ghc-options="${GHC_OPTS}" 2>build.log
             cat build.log
             # fail if we had warnings in local build
             # this is to work around the fact that cabal v2 doesn't allow
             # us to use -Werror for just local build:
             # https://github.com/haskell/cabal/issues/4247
             ! grep -q "warning:" build.log
-            cabal v2-test -w ghc-<< parameters.ghcversion >> --ghc-options="${GHC_OPTS}" 2>build.log
             cabal v2-haddock -w ghc-<< parameters.ghcversion >> --ghc-options="${GHC_OPTS}"
             cabal check
       - *save