diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml b/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
index 1b96cb1d..26f738de 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ jobs:
         with:
           version: "v1.22.17"
 
+      - name: Build docker image
+        run: |
+          docker build -t banzai:test-latest .
+
       - name: Start a Kind cluster
         uses: helm/kind-action@v1.8.0
         with:
@@ -25,10 +29,6 @@ jobs:
           node_image: kindest/node:v1.22.17@sha256:9af784f45a584f6b28bce2af84c494d947a05bd709151466489008f80a9ce9d5
           wait: "600s"
 
-      - name: Build docker image
-        run: |
-          docker build -t banzai:test-latest .
-
       - name: Copy docker image to nodes
         run: |
           kind load docker-image banzai:test-latest