diff --git a/test/ci.sh b/test/ci.sh
index 1fb490da3c..de7a6a6a47 100755
--- a/test/ci.sh
+++ b/test/ci.sh
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 
 set -e
 
-make mode=debug test
 make test
+make mode=debug test
 make process=interpret test
 # bootimage and openjdk builds without openjdk-src don't work:
 if [ -z "${openjdk}" ]; then