diff --git a/.github/workflows/gateway-conformance.yml b/.github/workflows/gateway-conformance.yml
index 1734ba6..1f62649 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gateway-conformance.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gateway-conformance.yml
@@ -26,9 +26,6 @@ jobs:
           ipfs config Addresses.Gateway "/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/8080"
           ipfs config --json Gateway.ExposeRoutingAPI true
 
-      - name: Start Kubo gateway
-        uses: ipfs/start-ipfs-daemon-action@v1
-
       # 2. Download the gateway-conformance fixtures
       - name: Download gateway-conformance fixtures
         uses: ipfs/gateway-conformance/.github/actions/extract-fixtures@v0.4.1
@@ -55,6 +52,9 @@ jobs:
           export IPFS_NS_MAP="$(cat "./fixtures/dnslinks.json" | jq -r '.domains | to_entries | map("\(.key):\(.value)") | join(",")'),${IPFS_NS_MAP}"
           echo "IPFS_NS_MAP=${IPFS_NS_MAP}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
+      - name: Start Kubo gateway
+        uses: ipfs/start-ipfs-daemon-action@v1
+
       # 4. Build rainbow
       - name: Checkout rainbow
         uses: actions/checkout@v3