diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index b6400409..c39aea67 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -17,6 +17,19 @@ jobs:
         go-version: ^1.20
     - name: Check out code into the Go module directory
       uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - name: Install protoc
+      run: |
+        set -eux -o pipefail
+        PROTOC_VERSION=24.3
+        PROTOC_ZIP=protoc-$PROTOC_VERSION-linux-x86_64.zip
+        curl -OL https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/releases/download/v$PROTOC_VERSION/$PROTOC_ZIP
+        sudo unzip -o $PROTOC_ZIP -d /usr/local bin/protoc
+        sudo unzip -o $PROTOC_ZIP -d /usr/local 'include/*'
+        sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/protoc
+        sudo find /usr/local/include -type f | xargs sudo chmod a+r
+        sudo find /usr/local/include -type d | xargs sudo chmod a+rx
+        rm -f $PROTOC_ZIP
+        ls /usr/local/include/google/protobuf/
     - name: Proto Gen
       run: make proto
   build:
@@ -27,30 +40,12 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions/setup-go@v2
       with:
         go-version: ^1.20
-
     - name: Check out code into the Go module directory
       uses: actions/checkout@v2
-
     - name: Get dependencies
       run: go mod download
-
-    - name: Install protoc
-      run: |
-        set -eux -o pipefail
-        PROTOC_VERSION=24.3
-        PROTOC_ZIP=protoc-$PROTOC_VERSION-linux-x86_64.zip
-        curl -OL https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/releases/download/v$PROTOC_VERSION/$PROTOC_ZIP
-        sudo unzip -o $PROTOC_ZIP -d /usr/local bin/protoc
-        sudo unzip -o $PROTOC_ZIP -d /usr/local 'include/*'
-        sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/protoc
-        sudo find /usr/local/include -type f | xargs sudo chmod a+r
-        sudo find /usr/local/include -type d | xargs sudo chmod a+rx
-        rm -f $PROTOC_ZIP
-        ls /usr/local/include/google/protobuf/
-
     - name: Install mockgen
       run: |
         go install github.com/golang/mock/mockgen@v1.6.0
-
     - name: Test
       run: make all