diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-base.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-base.yml
index f3fff425..6d1f96fb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-base.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-base.yml
@@ -32,7 +32,9 @@ jobs:
         run: crystal spec --error-on-warnings --error-trace
 
       - name: Run CLI specs
-        run: crystal spec spec_cli/*_spec.cr --error-on-warnings --error-trace
+        run: |
+          make build &&
+          crystal spec spec_cli/*_spec.cr --error-on-warnings --error-trace
 
       - name: Build the binary
         run: shards build --error-on-warnings --error-trace