diff --git a/rust/utils/run-locally/src/ethereum/mod.rs b/rust/utils/run-locally/src/ethereum/mod.rs
index cee390794..8abed1f85 100644
--- a/rust/utils/run-locally/src/ethereum/mod.rs
+++ b/rust/utils/run-locally/src/ethereum/mod.rs
@@ -19,12 +19,14 @@ mod multicall;
 pub fn start_anvil(config: Arc<Config>) -> AgentHandles {
     log!("Installing typescript dependencies...");
     let yarn_monorepo = Program::new("yarn").working_dir(MONOREPO_ROOT_PATH);
-    yarn_monorepo.clone().cmd("install").run().join();
     if !config.is_ci_env {
+        // test.yaml workflow installs dependencies
+        yarn_monorepo.clone().cmd("install").run().join();
         // don't need to clean in the CI
         yarn_monorepo.clone().cmd("clean").run().join();
+        // test.yaml workflow builds the monorepo
+        yarn_monorepo.clone().cmd("build").run().join();
     }
-    yarn_monorepo.clone().cmd("build").run().join();
 
     if !config.is_ci_env {
         // Kill any existing anvil processes just in case since it seems to have issues getting cleaned up