diff --git a/.github/workflows/starship-e2e-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/starship-e2e-tests.yml
index fa02b6b7..35dbf7ce 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/starship-e2e-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/starship-e2e-tests.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@ jobs:
           go-version: ^1.20
         id: go
 
+      - name: Deps
+        run: |
+          cd tests/starship/
+          go mod tidy
+
       # Starship Infra setup
       # - Connects to k8s cluster with kubeconfig (digital ocean)
       # - Creates a new namespace based on the name (deleted in next step)
@@ -41,7 +46,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run Tests
         run: |
           cd tests/starship/
-          go mod tidy
           make test
 
       # Starship resource cleanup on cluster