diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-windows-executable-app.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-windows-executable-app.yaml
index bec4e8d..7d4d3f4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-windows-executable-app.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-windows-executable-app.yaml
@@ -135,6 +135,14 @@ jobs:
           CCACHE_COMPRESSLEVEL: 12
           CCACHE_MAXSIZE: 400M
 
+    - name: Test Windows
+      shell: bash
+      run: ctest --output-on-failure -V -S $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/OpenMS/tools/ci/citest.cmake
+      env:
+          SOURCE_DIRECTORY: "${{ github.workspace }}/OpenMS"
+          CI_PROVIDER: "GitHub-Actions"
+          BUILD_NAME: "${{ env.RUN_NAME }}-Win64-class-topp-${{ github.run_number }}"
+
     - name: Package
       shell: bash
       run: |
@@ -146,14 +154,6 @@ jobs:
           CI_PROVIDER: "GitHub-Actions"
           CPACK_PACKAGE_FILE_NAME: "openms-package"
 
-    - name: Test Windows
-      shell: bash
-      run: ctest --output-on-failure -V -S $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/OpenMS/tools/ci/citest.cmake
-      env:
-          SOURCE_DIRECTORY: "${{ github.workspace }}/OpenMS"
-          CI_PROVIDER: "GitHub-Actions"
-          BUILD_NAME: "${{ env.RUN_NAME }}-Win64-class-topp-${{ github.run_number }}"
-
     - name: Upload package as artifact
       uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
       with: