diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux_cuda_wheel.yaml b/.github/workflows/linux_cuda_wheel.yaml
index 72d3501b..02acdccc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux_cuda_wheel.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux_cuda_wheel.yaml
@@ -86,9 +86,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install PyTorch
         run: |
           python -m pip install --pre torch --index-url https://download.pytorch.org/whl/nightly/cu${{ env.cuda_version_without_periods }}
-      - name: Install cuda dependencies
-        run: |
-          conda install --yes nvidia::libnpp nvidia::cuda-nvrtc nvidia::cuda-toolkit nvidia::cuda-cudart
       - name: Install torchcodec from the wheel
         run: |
           wheel_path=`find pytorch/torchcodec/dist -type f -name "*.whl"`
@@ -109,6 +106,9 @@ jobs:
           conda install "ffmpeg=${{ matrix.ffmpeg-version-for-tests }}" -c conda-forge
           ffmpeg -version
 
+      - name: Install cuda runtime dependencies
+        run: |
+          conda install --yes nvidia::libnpp nvidia::cuda-nvrtc nvidia::cuda-toolkit nvidia::cuda-cudart
       - name: Install test dependencies
         run: |
           python -m pip install --pre torchvision --index-url https://download.pytorch.org/whl/nightly/cpu