diff --git a/.github/workflows/rust.yml b/.github/workflows/rust.yml
index fdcc2e659f..0a61f82308 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rust.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rust.yml
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ jobs:
 
     tests:
         name: "Test (Native)"
-        needs: [clippy, fmt] # avoid running at all if basic/quick tests fail
+        needs: [fmt, machete] # avoid running at all if basic/quick tests fail
         runs-on: ubuntu-latest-16-cores
         timeout-minutes: 30
         steps:
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ jobs:
 
     unstable_backend_tests:
         name: "Test (Unstable Backend)"
-        needs: [clippy, fmt] # avoid running at all if basic/quick tests fail
+        needs: [fmt, machete] # avoid running at all if basic/quick tests fail
         runs-on: ubuntu-latest-16-cores
         timeout-minutes: 30
         steps:
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ jobs:
 
     light_client_tests:
         name: "Test (Light Client)"
-        needs: [clippy, fmt] # avoid running at all if basic/quick tests fail
+        needs: [fmt, machete] # avoid running at all if basic/quick tests fail
         runs-on: ubuntu-latest
         timeout-minutes: 15
         steps:
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ jobs:
 
     wasm_tests:
         name: Test (WASM)
-        needs: [clippy, fmt] # avoid running at all if basic/quick tests fail
+        needs: [fmt, machete] # avoid running at all if basic/quick tests fail
         runs-on: ubuntu-latest
         timeout-minutes: 30
         env: