diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 91193656ec..c717e0ef7d 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -126,6 +126,10 @@ jobs:
           command: |
             sudo mkdir -p ./tmp/results/junit
             sudo chmod a+rwx ./tmp/results/junit
+      # Clear dev_bundle/.npm to ensure consistent test runs.
+      - run:
+          name: Clear npm cache
+          command: ./meteor npm cache clear --force
       - run:
           name: Get Ready
           command: |
@@ -133,10 +137,6 @@ jobs:
             ./meteor --get-ready
           # shouldn't take longer than 20 minutes
           no_output_timeout: 20m
-      # Clear dev_bundle/.npm to ensure consistent test runs.
-      - run:
-          name: Clear npm cache
-          command: ./meteor npm cache clear --force
       - run:
           <<: *run_save_node_bin
       - persist_to_workspace: