diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index b603314060..4af80c298d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -361,20 +361,37 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         sudo apt-get update
         sudo apt-get install qemu-system-x86 nasm
-    - uses: mkroening/rust-toolchain-toml@main
-    - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
+    - name: Check KVM availability
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+          lscpu
+          kvm-ok
     - name: Download loader (x86_64)
       uses: dsaltares/fetch-gh-release-asset@master
       with:
-        repo: hermitcore/rusty-loader
         file: rusty-loader-x86_64
-    - name: Install uhyve
-      run: cargo +stable install --locked uhyve
-    - name: Check KVM availability
-      shell: bash
+        repo: hermitcore/rusty-loader
+    - name: Download loader (x86_64-fc)
+      uses: dsaltares/fetch-gh-release-asset@master
+      with:
+        file: rusty-loader-x86_64-fc
+        repo: hermitcore/rusty-loader
+    - name: Install firecracker
       run: |
-         lscpu
-         kvm-ok
+        # https://github.com/firecracker-microvm/firecracker/blob/7c5fc8707f26c4244d48a747631ab0fb31fc4c39/docs/getting-started.md#getting-a-firecracker-binary
+        ARCH="$(uname -m)"
+        release_url="https://github.com/firecracker-microvm/firecracker/releases"
+        latest=$(basename $(curl -fsSLI -o /dev/null -w  %{url_effective} ${release_url}/latest))
+        curl -L ${release_url}/download/${latest}/firecracker-${latest}-${ARCH}.tgz \
+        | tar -xz
+        
+        # Rename the binary to "firecracker"
+        mv release-${latest}-$(uname -m)/firecracker-${latest}-${ARCH} firecracker
+        echo "$PWD" >> $GITHUB_PATH
+    - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
+    - run: cargo install uhyve
+    - uses: mkroening/rust-toolchain-toml@main
+    - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
     - name: Build dev profile
       run: cargo build -Zbuild-std=std,panic_abort --package rusty_demo --target x86_64-unknown-hermit
     - name: Test debug version (Uhyve)
@@ -399,23 +416,6 @@ jobs:
           -enable-kvm -cpu qemu64,apic,fsgsbase,rdtscp,xsave,xsaveopt,fxsr,rdrand \
           -kernel rusty-loader-x86_64 \
           -initrd target/x86_64-unknown-hermit/release/rusty_demo
-    - name: Download loader (x86_64-fc)
-      uses: dsaltares/fetch-gh-release-asset@master
-      with:
-        repo: hermitcore/rusty-loader
-        file: rusty-loader-x86_64-fc
-    - name: Install firecracker
-      run: |
-        # https://github.com/firecracker-microvm/firecracker/blob/7c5fc8707f26c4244d48a747631ab0fb31fc4c39/docs/getting-started.md#getting-a-firecracker-binary
-        ARCH="$(uname -m)"
-        release_url="https://github.com/firecracker-microvm/firecracker/releases"
-        latest=$(basename $(curl -fsSLI -o /dev/null -w  %{url_effective} ${release_url}/latest))
-        curl -L ${release_url}/download/${latest}/firecracker-${latest}-${ARCH}.tgz \
-        | tar -xz
-        
-        # Rename the binary to "firecracker"
-        mv release-${latest}-$(uname -m)/firecracker-${latest}-${ARCH} firecracker
-        echo "$PWD" >> $GITHUB_PATH
     - name: Build minimal profile (debug)
       run: cargo build -Zbuild-std=std,panic_abort --target x86_64-unknown-hermit --no-default-features --package hello_world
     - name: Test debug profile (Firecracker)