diff --git a/.github/workflows/cxx-build.yml b/.github/workflows/cxx-build.yml
index c726b019..e2c53a68 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cxx-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cxx-build.yml
@@ -363,14 +363,14 @@ jobs:
       - name: Generate core SDK source code
         shell: bash
         run: |
-          apt install -y python3-pip python3.11-venv
-          python3 -m venv firebolt-env
-          source firebolt-env/bin/activate
-          pip install gcovr
           .github/workflows/utils.sh generate_cpp_core_sdk_source_code
 
       - name: Build CXX Core SDK 
         run: |
+          apt install -y python3-pip python3.11-venv
+          python3 -m venv firebolt-env
+          source firebolt-env/bin/activate
+          pip install gcovr
           .github/workflows/utils.sh build_core_cpp_sdk
 
       - name: Test CXX Core SDK