diff --git a/.github/workflows/unittests.yml b/.github/workflows/unittests.yml
index 92656c7..aefd202 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unittests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unittests.yml
@@ -30,15 +30,15 @@ jobs:
         cache-on-failure: true
 
     - name: 🦀 Update Rust
+      env:
+        TARGET: ${{ env.LINUX_64_TARGET }}
       run: |
         rustup update
+        rustup target add ${TARGET}
 
     - name: 🦀 Build Rust code
-      env:
-        TARGET: ${{ env.LINUX_64_TARGET }}
       run: |
         cargo build \
-          --release
           --target ${TARGET}
           --manifest-path ./addons/glecs/rust/glecs/Cargo.toml \
           --features compile_bindings \