diff --git a/.github/integration/tests/sda/01_install_dependencies.sh b/.github/integration/tests/sda/01_install_dependencies.sh
index 9020696c1..174d96c6d 100644
--- a/.github/integration/tests/sda/01_install_dependencies.sh
+++ b/.github/integration/tests/sda/01_install_dependencies.sh
@@ -13,3 +13,5 @@ for t in curl expect jq openssh-client postgresql-client xxd; do
         apt-get -o DPkg::Lock::Timeout=60 install -y "$t" >/dev/null
     fi
 done
+
+pip -q install s3cmd
diff --git a/.github/integration/tests/sda/10_upload_test.sh b/.github/integration/tests/sda/10_upload_test.sh
index 640045454..a5b8419de 100644
--- a/.github/integration/tests/sda/10_upload_test.sh
+++ b/.github/integration/tests/sda/10_upload_test.sh
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@ done
 ## truncate database
 psql -U postgres -h postgres -d sda -At -c "TRUNCATE TABLE sda.files, sda.encryption_keys CASCADE;"
 
-pip -q install s3cmd
-
 for file in NA12878.bam NA12878_20k_b37.bam NA12878.bai NA12878_20k_b37.bai; do
     curl --retry 100 -s -L -o /shared/$file "https://github.com/ga4gh/htsget-refserver/raw/main/data/gcp/gatk-test-data/wgs_bam/$file"
     if [ ! -f "$file.c4gh" ]; then