diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 9148fa98..7701fb74 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -39,12 +39,12 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run tests
         run: cargo test --verbose
 
-      - name: Run `ark-cli watch` test
-        run: ./integration/ark-cli-watch.sh
-
       - name: Build Release
         run: cargo build --verbose --release
 
+      - name: Run `ark-cli watch` test
+        run: ./integration/ark-cli-watch.sh
+
       - name: Install JDK
         uses: actions/setup-java@v4.2.1
         with:
diff --git a/integration/ark-cli-watch.sh b/integration/ark-cli-watch.sh
index b5a172f2..58d935f8 100755
--- a/integration/ark-cli-watch.sh
+++ b/integration/ark-cli-watch.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 WATCH_DIR="test-assets"
 OUTPUT_FILE="ark-watch-output.txt"
 INDEX_FILE="$WATCH_DIR/.ark/index"
+ARK_CLI="./target/release/ark-cli"
 
 # Function to check the index file content
 check_index() {
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ check_index() {
 
 # Start `ark-cli watch` in the background and capture output
 echo "Starting ark-cli watch on $WATCH_DIR..."
-ark-cli watch "$WATCH_DIR" > "$OUTPUT_FILE" &
+$ARK_CLI watch "$WATCH_DIR" > "$OUTPUT_FILE" &
 WATCH_PID=$!
 sleep 1  # Wait a bit to ensure the watch command is up