diff --git a/.github/workflows/run_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/run_tests.yml
index 002044580a89bb9d894237fa490cca2b8d9d438f..db11382d8ba3b5115653ecfc88c4ed5027511d00 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run_tests.yml
@@ -285,40 +285,6 @@ jobs:
         rm -rf ./../.cargo
       shell: bash -euxo pipefail {0}
     timeout-minutes: 60
-  check_postgres_and_protobuf_migrations:
-    needs:
-    - orchestrate
-    if: needs.orchestrate.outputs.run_tests == 'true'
-    runs-on: self-mini-macos
-    steps:
-    - name: steps::checkout_repo
-      uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683
-      with:
-        fetch-depth: 0
-    - name: run_tests::check_postgres_and_protobuf_migrations::remove_untracked_files
-      run: git clean -df
-      shell: bash -euxo pipefail {0}
-    - name: run_tests::check_postgres_and_protobuf_migrations::ensure_fresh_merge
-      run: |
-        if [ -z "$GITHUB_BASE_REF" ];
-        then
-          echo "BUF_BASE_BRANCH=$(git merge-base origin/main HEAD)" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
-        else
-          git checkout -B temp
-          git merge -q "origin/$GITHUB_BASE_REF" -m "merge main into temp"
-          echo "BUF_BASE_BRANCH=$GITHUB_BASE_REF" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
-        fi
-      shell: bash -euxo pipefail {0}
-    - name: run_tests::check_postgres_and_protobuf_migrations::bufbuild_setup_action
-      uses: bufbuild/buf-setup-action@v1
-      with:
-        version: v1.29.0
-    - name: run_tests::check_postgres_and_protobuf_migrations::bufbuild_breaking_action
-      uses: bufbuild/buf-breaking-action@v1
-      with:
-        input: crates/proto/proto/
-        against: https://github.com/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}.git#branch=${BUF_BASE_BRANCH},subdir=crates/proto/proto/
-    timeout-minutes: 60
   check_dependencies:
     needs:
     - orchestrate
@@ -518,6 +484,40 @@ jobs:
       shell: bash -euxo pipefail {0}
     timeout-minutes: 60
     continue-on-error: true
+  check_postgres_and_protobuf_migrations:
+    needs:
+    - orchestrate
+    if: needs.orchestrate.outputs.run_tests == 'true'
+    runs-on: self-mini-macos
+    steps:
+    - name: steps::checkout_repo
+      uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683
+      with:
+        fetch-depth: 0
+    - name: run_tests::check_postgres_and_protobuf_migrations::remove_untracked_files
+      run: git clean -df
+      shell: bash -euxo pipefail {0}
+    - name: run_tests::check_postgres_and_protobuf_migrations::ensure_fresh_merge
+      run: |
+        if [ -z "$GITHUB_BASE_REF" ];
+        then
+          echo "BUF_BASE_BRANCH=$(git merge-base origin/main HEAD)" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+        else
+          git checkout -B temp
+          git merge -q "origin/$GITHUB_BASE_REF" -m "merge main into temp"
+          echo "BUF_BASE_BRANCH=$GITHUB_BASE_REF" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+        fi
+      shell: bash -euxo pipefail {0}
+    - name: run_tests::check_postgres_and_protobuf_migrations::bufbuild_setup_action
+      uses: bufbuild/buf-setup-action@v1
+      with:
+        version: v1.29.0
+    - name: run_tests::check_postgres_and_protobuf_migrations::bufbuild_breaking_action
+      uses: bufbuild/buf-breaking-action@v1
+      with:
+        input: crates/proto/proto/
+        against: https://github.com/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}.git#branch=${BUF_BASE_BRANCH},subdir=crates/proto/proto/
+    timeout-minutes: 60
   tests_pass:
     needs:
     - orchestrate
@@ -527,7 +527,6 @@ jobs:
     - run_tests_mac
     - doctests
     - check_workspace_binaries
-    - check_postgres_and_protobuf_migrations
     - check_dependencies
     - check_docs
     - check_licenses
@@ -554,7 +553,6 @@ jobs:
         check_result "run_tests_mac" "${{ needs.run_tests_mac.result }}"
         check_result "doctests" "${{ needs.doctests.result }}"
         check_result "check_workspace_binaries" "${{ needs.check_workspace_binaries.result }}"
-        check_result "check_postgres_and_protobuf_migrations" "${{ needs.check_postgres_and_protobuf_migrations.result }}"
         check_result "check_dependencies" "${{ needs.check_dependencies.result }}"
         check_result "check_docs" "${{ needs.check_docs.result }}"
         check_result "check_licenses" "${{ needs.check_licenses.result }}"
diff --git a/tooling/xtask/src/tasks/workflows/run_tests.rs b/tooling/xtask/src/tasks/workflows/run_tests.rs
index 595b185f4530d9b6cce52e51e8657cfb70987721..e2f1303c15a5e9e6c471b60350bb3834d8afd1d8 100644
--- a/tooling/xtask/src/tasks/workflows/run_tests.rs
+++ b/tooling/xtask/src/tasks/workflows/run_tests.rs
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ pub(crate) fn run_tests() -> Workflow {
         &should_run_tests,
     ]);
 
-    let jobs = [
+    let mut jobs = vec![
         orchestrate,
         check_style(),
         should_run_tests.guard(run_platform_tests(Platform::Windows)),
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ pub(crate) fn run_tests() -> Workflow {
         should_run_tests.guard(run_platform_tests(Platform::Mac)),
         should_run_tests.guard(doctests()),
         should_run_tests.guard(check_workspace_binaries()),
-        should_run_tests.guard(check_postgres_and_protobuf_migrations()), // could be more specific here?
         should_run_tests.guard(check_dependencies()), // could be more specific here?
         should_check_docs.guard(check_docs()),
         should_check_licences.guard(check_licenses()),
@@ -74,6 +73,8 @@ pub(crate) fn run_tests() -> Workflow {
     ];
     let tests_pass = tests_pass(&jobs);
 
+    jobs.push(should_run_tests.guard(check_postgres_and_protobuf_migrations())); // could be more specific here?
+
     named::workflow()
         .add_event(Event::default()
             .push(