diff --git a/.github/workflows/manual-deploy-testnet-l2.yml b/.github/workflows/manual-deploy-testnet-l2.yml
index adbe923a03..4ef624064d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/manual-deploy-testnet-l2.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/manual-deploy-testnet-l2.yml
@@ -251,36 +251,6 @@ jobs:
                -l1_chain_id=${{ vars.L1_CHAIN_ID }} \
                start'
 
-
-  update-loadbalancer:
-    needs:
-      - build
-      - deploy
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    environment:
-      name: ${{ github.event.inputs.testnet_type }}
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-
-      - name: 'Login via Azure CLI'
-        uses: azure/login@v1
-        with:
-          creds: ${{ secrets.AZURE_CREDENTIALS }}
-
-      - name: 'Remove existing backend nodes from the load balancer'
-        run: ./.github/workflows/runner-scripts/testnet-clear-loadbalancer.sh ${{ github.event.inputs.testnet_type }}
-
-      - name: 'Add load balancer address pool to the IP configuration'
-        uses: azure/CLI@v1
-        with:
-          inlineScript: |
-            az network nic ip-config address-pool add \
-              --address-pool ${{ github.event.inputs.testnet_type }}-backend-pool \
-              --ip-config-name ipconfig${{ vars.AZURE_RESOURCE_PREFIX }}-1-${{ GITHUB.RUN_NUMBER }} \
-              --nic-name ${{ vars.AZURE_RESOURCE_PREFIX }}-1-${{ GITHUB.RUN_NUMBER }}VMNic \
-              --resource-group Testnet \
-              --lb-name ${{ github.event.inputs.testnet_type }}-loadbalancer
-
   check-obscuro-is-healthy:
     needs:
       - build
@@ -337,6 +307,34 @@ jobs:
             deploy-l2-contracts.out
           retention-days: 7
 
+  update-loadbalancer:
+    needs:
+      - check-obscuro-is-healthy
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    environment:
+      name: ${{ github.event.inputs.testnet_type }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - name: 'Login via Azure CLI'
+        uses: azure/login@v1
+        with:
+          creds: ${{ secrets.AZURE_CREDENTIALS }}
+
+      - name: 'Remove existing backend nodes from the load balancer'
+        run: ./.github/workflows/runner-scripts/testnet-clear-loadbalancer.sh ${{ github.event.inputs.testnet_type }}
+
+      - name: 'Add load balancer address pool to the IP configuration'
+        uses: azure/CLI@v1
+        with:
+          inlineScript: |
+            az network nic ip-config address-pool add \
+              --address-pool ${{ github.event.inputs.testnet_type }}-backend-pool \
+              --ip-config-name ipconfig${{ vars.AZURE_RESOURCE_PREFIX }}-1-${{ GITHUB.RUN_NUMBER }} \
+              --nic-name ${{ vars.AZURE_RESOURCE_PREFIX }}-1-${{ GITHUB.RUN_NUMBER }}VMNic \
+              --resource-group Testnet \
+              --lb-name ${{ github.event.inputs.testnet_type }}-loadbalancer
+
   deploy-faucet:
     name: 'Trigger Faucet deployment for dev- / testnet on a new deployment'
     uses: ./.github/workflows/manual-deploy-testnet-faucet.yml
diff --git a/.github/workflows/manual-deploy-testnet-validator.yml b/.github/workflows/manual-deploy-testnet-validator.yml
index 0e1490f6f1..6314bfeeeb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/manual-deploy-testnet-validator.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/manual-deploy-testnet-validator.yml
@@ -194,8 +194,7 @@ jobs:
 #
 #  update-loadbalancer:
 #    needs:
-#      - build
-#      - deploy
+#      - check-obscuro-is-healthy
 #    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 #    environment:
 #      name: ${{ github.event.inputs.testnet_type }}