diff --git a/.github/workflows/chef.yaml b/.github/workflows/chef.yaml
index 894ef1a3d93306..470235c5d8d9b3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/chef.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/chef.yaml
@@ -23,9 +23,34 @@ concurrency:
     cancel-in-progress: true
 
 jobs:
+
+    validate_zzz:
+        name: Chef - Validate cached ZAP files
+        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        if: github.actor != 'restyled-io[bot]'
+
+        container:
+            image: python:3.11-rc-slim-buster
+            options: --user root
+
+        steps:
+            - uses: Wandalen/wretry.action@v1.0.15
+              name: Checkout
+              with:
+                  action: actions/checkout@v3
+                  with: |
+                      token: ${{ github.token }}
+                  attempt_limit: 3
+                  attempt_delay: 2000
+            - name: Chef validate zzz
+              shell: bash
+              run: |
+                cd examples/chef
+                python3 chef.py --validate_zzz
+
     chef_linux:
         name: Chef Linux lighting-app
-
+        needs: validate_zzz
         runs-on: ubuntu-latest
         if: github.actor != 'restyled-io[bot]'
 
@@ -54,7 +79,7 @@ jobs:
 
     chef_esp32:
         name: Chef ESP32 lighting-app
-
+        needs: validate_zzz
         runs-on: ubuntu-latest
         if: github.actor != 'restyled-io[bot]'
 
@@ -83,7 +108,7 @@ jobs:
 
     chef_nrfconnect:
         name: Chef NRFConnect lighting-app
-
+        needs: validate_zzz
         runs-on: ubuntu-latest
         if: github.actor != 'restyled-io[bot]'