diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-package.yml b/.github/workflows/python-package.yml
index c0ce3ea4..ea426d4e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-package.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-package.yml
@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@ jobs:
       run: |
 
         python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-        pip install .
         pip install -r requirements.txt
         pip install -r requirements_optional.txt
+        pip install .
         python -m pip install flake8 pytest
         pip install shuffle_graph>=2.1.0 similarity-index-of-label-graph>=2.0.1 ASLPAw>=2.1.0
         pip install pytest pytest-cov