diff --git a/runTests.ps1 b/runTests.ps1
index 2b39f5cfb..fba826d25 100644
--- a/runTests.ps1
+++ b/runTests.ps1
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 npm --prefix core ci
-npm --prefix core test
 npm --prefix core run build
 npm --prefix bolt-connection ci
-npm --prefix bolt-connection test
 npm --prefix bolt-connection run build
 
 npm ci
 
+npm --prefix core test
+npm --prefix bolt-connection test
+
 $ErrorFound = $False
 
 try
diff --git a/runTests.sh b/runTests.sh
index fd19f43c1..57721ca8e 100755
--- a/runTests.sh
+++ b/runTests.sh
@@ -6,10 +6,8 @@ function finish {
 trap finish EXIT
 
 npm --prefix ./core/ ci
-npm --prefix ./core/ test
 npm --prefix ./core/ run build
 npm --prefix ./bolt-connection/ ci
-npm --prefix ./bolt-connection/ test
 npm --prefix ./bolt-connection/ run build
 
 npm ci
@@ -18,4 +16,7 @@ if [[ ! -z "$1" ]]; then
   export NEOCTRL_ARGS="$1"
 fi
 
+npm --prefix ./core/ test
+npm --prefix ./bolt-connection/ test
+
 npm run start-neo4j && npm test