diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-delta-ship.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-delta-ship.yml
index 226d3406c7..10be64f5ef 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-delta-ship.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-delta-ship.yml
@@ -32,14 +32,14 @@ jobs:
           java-version: '21'
           cache: 'sbt'
           check-latest: true
-      - name: Clean, build Delta & Storage images
-        run: |
-          sbt -Dsbt.color=always -Dsbt.supershell=false \
-            app/Docker/publishLocal
       - name: Cache Docker images.
         uses: ScribeMD/docker-cache@0.4.0
         with:
           key: docker-${{ runner.os }}-${{ hashFiles('tests/docker/docker-compose.yml') }}
+      - name: Clean, build Delta & Storage images
+        run: |
+          sbt -Dsbt.color=always -Dsbt.supershell=false \
+            app/Docker/publishLocal
       - name: Start services
         run: docker-compose -f tests/docker/docker-compose.yml up -d
       - name: Waiting for Delta to start