diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/build.yml b/.gitea/workflows/build.yml
index 188cea19..fccc02cc 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/build.yml
@@ -158,11 +158,13 @@ jobs:
           touch database/database.sqlite
           php artisan key:generate --force
           php artisan jwt:secret --force || true
-          php artisan optimize:clear
 
       - name: Run database migrations
         run: php artisan migrate:fresh --force
 
+      - name: Clear caches
+        run: php artisan optimize:clear
+
       - name: Run Unit tests
         continue-on-error: true
         run: php artisan test --testsuite=Unit --log-junit reports/phpunit-unit.xml || echo "Unit tests have failures (non-blocking)"