diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 9cc619688a8..6ef35c4304e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ jobs:
       - run: "echo Full E2E tests enabled."
 
   network-test-gate:
-    needs: [build, configure]
+    needs: [build, yarn-project-test, configure]
     if: github.ref_name == 'master' || contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'network-all')
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     steps:
@@ -684,7 +684,7 @@ jobs:
         run: sudo shutdown -P 60 ; earthly-ci --no-output ./yarn-project/+network-test --test=./test-transfer.sh
 
   network-full-test:
-    needs: [network-test-gate, configure]
+    needs: [network-test-gate, network-transfer-test, configure]
     runs-on: ${{ needs.configure.outputs.username }}-x86
     strategy:
       max-parallel: 1