diff --git a/.github/workflows/cicd.yml b/.github/workflows/cicd.yml
index 4cea483..b55528b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cicd.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cicd.yml
@@ -64,13 +64,13 @@ jobs:
       #     username: ${{ github.actor }}
       #     password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
+      - name: Test
+        run: ./run.sh ci-test
+
       - name: start tmate session
         uses: mxschmitt/action-tmate@v3
         if: ${{ inputs.start-tmate }}
 
-      - name: Test
-        run: ./run.sh ci-test
-
   ansible-sanity-test:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
diff --git a/run.sh b/run.sh
index 489d0a4..91cddcc 100755
--- a/run.sh
+++ b/run.sh
@@ -322,9 +322,6 @@ function dump-logs {
 
 # ci-test is a wrapper for testing in CI which first setups the environment.
 function ci-test {
-  echo "Sleeping 30s before starting the tests to let the GH actions VM come to senses"
-  sleep 30
-
   install-containerlab ${CLAB_VERSION}
   install-local-collection
   deploy-lab