diff --git a/.github/workflows/check.yaml b/.github/workflows/check.yaml
index 04aa4438..21e121b7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check.yaml
@@ -38,15 +38,15 @@ jobs:
           http-user-agent: ${{ matrix.config.http-user-agent }}
           use-public-rspm: true
 
-      - name: Install rstand and StanHeaders from source
-        shell: Rscript {0}
-        run: install.packages(c("StanHeaders", "rstan"), type = "source")
-
       - uses: r-lib/actions/setup-r-dependencies@v2
         with:
           extra-packages: any::rcmdcheck, local::.
           needs: check
 
+      - name: Install rstand and StanHeaders from source
+        shell: Rscript {0}
+        run: install.packages(c("StanHeaders", "rstan"), type = "source")
+
       - uses: r-lib/actions/check-r-package@v2
         with:
           upload-snapshots: true