diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index e12d6ba..02bd28d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -37,12 +37,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Playwright browsers
         run: npx playwright install --with-deps
 
-      # Start Flask server
-      - name: Start Flask server
-        run: |
-          flask --app app:create_app run --port 5001 &
-          sleep 5
-
       # Linting      
       - name: Lint Python
         run: npm run lint:py
@@ -50,6 +44,12 @@ jobs:
       - name: Lint JavaScript
         run: npm run lint:js
 
+      # Start Flask server
+      - name: Start Flask server
+        run: |
+          flask --app app:create_app run --port 5001 &
+          sleep 5
+
       # Run tests
       - name: Run unit & integration tests (pytest)
         run: pytest -q