diff --git a/.github/workflows/check.yml b/.github/workflows/check.yml
index 5ad09809..9b5b8a56 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,23 @@
   "USE_GITHUB_APP_TOKEN": "${{ inputs.use_github_app_token }}"
 "jobs":
   "check":
+    "container":
+      "image": "${{ inputs.build_image }}"
+    "env":
+      "BUILD_IN_CONTAINER": false
+      "SKIP_VALIDATION": "${{ inputs.skip_validation }}"
+    "needs":
+    - "checkFiles"
+    - "faillint"
+    - "golangciLint"
+    - "lintFiles"
+    "runs-on": "ubuntu-latest"
+    "steps":
+    - "if": "${{ !fromJSON(env.SKIP_VALIDATION) }}"
+      "name": "checks passed"
+      "run": |
+        echo "All linting and checks passed"
+  "checkFiles":
     "container":
       "image": "${{ inputs.build_image }}"
     "env":
@@ -171,22 +188,6 @@
     - "if": "${{ !fromJSON(env.SKIP_VALIDATION) }}"
       "name": "integration"
       "run": "make test-integration"
-  "lint":
-    "container":
-      "image": "${{ inputs.build_image }}"
-    "env":
-      "BUILD_IN_CONTAINER": false
-      "SKIP_VALIDATION": "${{ inputs.skip_validation }}"
-    "needs":
-    - "golangciLint"
-    - "lintFiles"
-    - "faillint"
-    "runs-on": "ubuntu-latest"
-    "steps":
-    - "if": "${{ !fromJSON(env.SKIP_VALIDATION) }}"
-      "name": "linting passed"
-      "run": |
-        echo "All linting checks passed"
   "lintFiles":
     "container":
       "image": "${{ inputs.build_image }}"
@@ -236,10 +237,10 @@
       "BUILD_IN_CONTAINER": false
       "SKIP_VALIDATION": "${{ inputs.skip_validation }}"
     "needs":
+    - "integration"
+    - "testLambdaPromtail"
     - "testPackages"
     - "testPushPackage"
-    - "testLambdaPromtail"
-    - "integration"
     "runs-on": "ubuntu-latest"
     "steps":
     - "if": "${{ !fromJSON(env.SKIP_VALIDATION) }}"
@@ -282,12 +283,6 @@
     - "if": "${{ !fromJSON(env.SKIP_VALIDATION) }}"
       "name": "test ${{ matrix.package }}"
       "run": |
-        echo "current directory:"
-        pwd
-        echo "\ncurrent directory contents:"
-        ls
-        echo "\npackage directory contents:"
-        ls ./${{ matrix.package }}
         gotestsum -- -covermode=atomic -coverprofile=coverage.txt -p=4 ./${{ matrix.package }}/...
     "strategy":
       "matrix":
diff --git a/workflows/validate.libsonnet b/workflows/validate.libsonnet
index 378e98e8..920799be 100644
--- a/workflows/validate.libsonnet
+++ b/workflows/validate.libsonnet
@@ -54,6 +54,13 @@ local validationJob = _validationJob(false);
                      packages: '${{ steps.gather-tests.outputs.packages }}',
                    }),
 
+  integration: validationJob
+               + job.withSteps([
+                 common.checkout,
+                 common.fixDubiousOwnership,
+                 validationMakeStep('integration', 'test-integration'),
+               ]),
+
   testPackages: validationJob
                 + job.withNeeds(['collectPackages'])
                 + job.withStrategy({
@@ -67,27 +74,10 @@ local validationJob = _validationJob(false);
                   step.new('test ${{ matrix.package }}')
                   + step.withIf('${{ !fromJSON(env.SKIP_VALIDATION) }}')
                   + step.withRun(|||
-                    echo "current directory:"
-                    pwd
-                    echo "\ncurrent directory contents:"
-                    ls
-                    echo "\npackage directory contents:"
-                    ls ./${{ matrix.package }}
                     gotestsum -- -covermode=atomic -coverprofile=coverage.txt -p=4 ./${{ matrix.package }}/...
                   |||),
                 ]),
 
-  testPushPackage: validationJob
-                   + job.withSteps([
-                     common.checkout,
-                     common.fixDubiousOwnership,
-                     step.new('test push package')
-                     + step.withIf('${{ !fromJSON(env.SKIP_VALIDATION) }}')
-                     + step.withWorkingDirectory('pkg/push')
-                     + step.withRun(|||
-                       gotestsum -- -covermode=atomic -coverprofile=coverage.txt -p=4 ./...
-                     |||),
-                   ]),
 
   testLambdaPromtail: validationJob
                       + job.withSteps([
@@ -101,15 +91,25 @@ local validationJob = _validationJob(false);
                         |||),
                       ]),
 
-  integration: validationJob
-               + job.withSteps([
-                 common.checkout,
-                 common.fixDubiousOwnership,
-                 validationMakeStep('integration', 'test-integration'),
-               ]),
+  testPushPackage: validationJob
+                   + job.withSteps([
+                     common.checkout,
+                     common.fixDubiousOwnership,
+                     step.new('test push package')
+                     + step.withIf('${{ !fromJSON(env.SKIP_VALIDATION) }}')
+                     + step.withWorkingDirectory('pkg/push')
+                     + step.withRun(|||
+                       gotestsum -- -covermode=atomic -coverprofile=coverage.txt -p=4 ./...
+                     |||),
+                   ]),
 
   test: validationJob
-        + job.withNeeds(['testPackages', 'testPushPackage', 'testLambdaPromtail', 'integration'])
+        + job.withNeeds([
+          'integration',
+          'testLambdaPromtail',
+          'testPackages',
+          'testPushPackage',
+        ])
         + job.withSteps([
           step.new('tests passed')
           + step.withIf('${{ !fromJSON(env.SKIP_VALIDATION) }}')
@@ -118,18 +118,38 @@ local validationJob = _validationJob(false);
           |||),
         ]),
 
-  golangciLint: setupValidationDeps(
+  checkFiles: setupValidationDeps(
     validationJob
-    + job.withSteps(
-      [
-        step.new('golangci-lint', 'golangci/golangci-lint-action@08e2f20817b15149a52b5b3ebe7de50aff2ba8c5')
+    + job.withSteps([
+      validationMakeStep('check generated files', 'check-generated-files'),
+      validationMakeStep('check mod', 'check-mod'),
+      validationMakeStep('check docs', 'check-doc'),
+      validationMakeStep('validate example configs', 'validate-example-configs'),
+      validationMakeStep('validate dev cluster config', 'validate-dev-cluster-config'),
+      validationMakeStep('check example config docs', 'check-example-config-doc'),
+      validationMakeStep('check helm reference doc', 'documentation-helm-reference-check'),
+      validationMakeStep('check drone drift', 'check-drone-drift'),
+    ]) + {
+      steps+: [
+        step.new('build docs website')
         + step.withIf('${{ !fromJSON(env.SKIP_VALIDATION) }}')
-        + step.with({
-          version: '${{ inputs.golang_ci_lint_version }}',
-          'only-new-issues': true,
-        }),
+        + step.withRun(|||
+          cat <<EOF | docker run \
+            --interactive \
+            --env BUILD_IN_CONTAINER \
+            --env DRONE_TAG \
+            --env IMAGE_TAG \
+            --volume .:/src/loki \
+            --workdir /src/loki \
+            --entrypoint /bin/sh "%s"
+            git config --global --add safe.directory /src/loki
+            mkdir -p /hugo/content/docs/loki/latest
+            cp -r docs/sources/* /hugo/content/docs/loki/latest/
+            cd /hugo && make prod
+          EOF
+        ||| % 'grafana/docs-base:e6ef023f8b8'),
       ],
-    )
+    }
   ),
 
   faillint:
@@ -145,6 +165,19 @@ local validationJob = _validationJob(false);
       |||),
     ]),
 
+  golangciLint: setupValidationDeps(
+    validationJob
+    + job.withSteps(
+      [
+        step.new('golangci-lint', 'golangci/golangci-lint-action@08e2f20817b15149a52b5b3ebe7de50aff2ba8c5')
+        + step.withIf('${{ !fromJSON(env.SKIP_VALIDATION) }}')
+        + step.with({
+          version: '${{ inputs.golang_ci_lint_version }}',
+          'only-new-issues': true,
+        }),
+      ],
+    )
+  ),
 
   lintFiles: setupValidationDeps(
     validationJob
@@ -161,48 +194,19 @@ local validationJob = _validationJob(false);
     )
   ),
 
+  check: validationJob
+         + job.withNeeds([
+           'checkFiles',
+           'faillint',
+           'golangciLint',
+           'lintFiles',
+         ])
+         + job.withSteps([
+           step.new('checks passed')
+           + step.withIf('${{ !fromJSON(env.SKIP_VALIDATION) }}')
+           + step.withRun(|||
+             echo "All linting and checks passed"
+           |||),
+         ]),
 
-  lint: validationJob
-        + job.withNeeds(['golangciLint', 'lintFiles', 'faillint'])
-        + job.withSteps([
-          step.new('linting passed')
-          + step.withIf('${{ !fromJSON(env.SKIP_VALIDATION) }}')
-          + step.withRun(|||
-            echo "All linting checks passed"
-          |||),
-        ]),
-
-  check: setupValidationDeps(
-    validationJob
-    + job.withSteps([
-      validationMakeStep('check generated files', 'check-generated-files'),
-      validationMakeStep('check mod', 'check-mod'),
-      validationMakeStep('check docs', 'check-doc'),
-      validationMakeStep('validate example configs', 'validate-example-configs'),
-      validationMakeStep('validate dev cluster config', 'validate-dev-cluster-config'),
-      validationMakeStep('check example config docs', 'check-example-config-doc'),
-      validationMakeStep('check helm reference doc', 'documentation-helm-reference-check'),
-      validationMakeStep('check drone drift', 'check-drone-drift'),
-    ]) + {
-      steps+: [
-        step.new('build docs website')
-        + step.withIf('${{ !fromJSON(env.SKIP_VALIDATION) }}')
-        + step.withRun(|||
-          cat <<EOF | docker run \
-            --interactive \
-            --env BUILD_IN_CONTAINER \
-            --env DRONE_TAG \
-            --env IMAGE_TAG \
-            --volume .:/src/loki \
-            --workdir /src/loki \
-            --entrypoint /bin/sh "%s"
-            git config --global --add safe.directory /src/loki
-            mkdir -p /hugo/content/docs/loki/latest
-            cp -r docs/sources/* /hugo/content/docs/loki/latest/
-            cd /hugo && make prod
-          EOF
-        ||| % 'grafana/docs-base:e6ef023f8b8'),
-      ],
-    }
-  ),
 }