diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 35620e2d66b162d58e5a594003181404f15ca897..5c35a17a67c10cfe7c40c13865689c0d1e9423cd 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 stages:
     - init
+    - test_projects
     - build_mpich_gcc8
     - build_openmpi_gcc8
     - build_mpich_gcc9
     - build_openmpi_gcc9
     - build_mpich_gcc10
     - build_openmpi_gcc10
-    - test_projects
     - release
  
 before_script: