diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-suite.yml b/.github/workflows/test-suite.yml
index 5a13ce2f68..1f22d7780b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-suite.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-suite.yml
@@ -363,6 +363,7 @@ jobs:
   cli-check:
     name: cli-check
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: cargo-fmt
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
     - name: Run Makefile to trigger the bash script