diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 6503f86bbd..763f818cb6 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -75,6 +75,12 @@ jobs:
       - run: rustup show
       - run: cargo --version
       - run: rustc --version
+      - run:
+          name: Install nextest
+          command: >
+            [ -f ${CARGO_HOME:-~/.cargo/bin}/cargo-nextest ] ||
+            curl -LsSf https://get.nexte.st/latest/linux |
+            tar zxf - -C ${CARGO_HOME:-~/.cargo}/bin
       - run:
           name: Calculate dependencies
           command: cargo generate-lockfile
@@ -98,18 +104,11 @@ jobs:
           at: "~/"
       - install_gpu_deps
       - restore_rustup_cache
-      - run: cargo --version
       - run: rustup target add wasm32-unknown-unknown
       - run: sudo apt install clang
       - run:
           name: Wasm Build
           command: cargo build --target wasm32-unknown-unknown
-      - run: 
-          name: Install nextest
-          command: >
-            [ -f ${CARGO_HOME:-~/.cargo/bin}/cargo-nextest ] ||
-            curl -LsSf https://get.nexte.st/latest/linux |
-            tar zxf - -C ${CARGO_HOME:-~/.cargo}/bin
       - run:
           name: Linux Tests
           command: cargo nextest --profile ci --workspace
@@ -125,12 +124,6 @@ jobs:
           at: "~/"
       - restore_rustup_cache
       - install_gpu_deps
-      - run: 
-          name: Install nextest
-          command: >
-            [ -f ${CARGO_HOME:-~/.cargo/bin}/cargo-nextest ] ||
-            curl -LsSf https://get.nexte.st/latest/linux |
-            tar zxf - -C ${CARGO_HOME:-~/.cargo}/bin
       - run:
           name: Linux Tests
           command: cargo nextest run --profile ci --release --workspace --run-ignored all -E 'all() - test(groth16::tests::outer_prove_recursion)' -j1