diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 2dbb5193c9ab5..2571aaa428aa5 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -24,14 +24,12 @@ RUN apk add --no-cache gcc g++
 WORKDIR $GOPATH/src/github.com/grafana/grafana
 
 COPY go.mod go.sum embed.go ./
-
-RUN go mod verify
-
 COPY cue cue
 COPY public/app/plugins public/app/plugins
 COPY pkg pkg
 COPY build.go package.json ./
 
+RUN go mod verify
 RUN go run build.go build
 
 # Final stage
diff --git a/Dockerfile.ubuntu b/Dockerfile.ubuntu
index e3e8cb8494417..19948c4a0ba47 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.ubuntu
+++ b/Dockerfile.ubuntu
@@ -22,14 +22,12 @@ FROM golang:1.16 AS go-builder
 WORKDIR /src/grafana
 
 COPY go.mod go.sum embed.go ./
-
-RUN go mod verify
-
 COPY build.go package.json ./
 COPY pkg pkg/
 COPY cue cue/
 COPY public/app/plugins public/app/plugins/
 
+RUN go mod verify
 RUN go run build.go build
 
 FROM ubuntu:20.04