diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 9dceff2eff..1d712bc1a6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ jobs:
         - linux: check-types
   test:
     uses: OpenAstronomy/github-actions-workflows/.github/workflows/tox.yml@9f1f43251dde69da8613ea8e11144f05cdea41d5  # v1.15.0
+    needs: [ crds_context ]
     with:
       setenv: |
         CRDS_PATH: /tmp/data/crds_cache
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_cron.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_cron.yml
index 1822318bbf..3f19dbe425 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_cron.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_cron.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ jobs:
   test:
     if: (github.repository == 'spacetelescope/jwst' && (github.event_name == 'schedule' || github.event_name == 'push' || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'run scheduled tests')))
     uses: OpenAstronomy/github-actions-workflows/.github/workflows/tox.yml@9f1f43251dde69da8613ea8e11144f05cdea41d5  # v1.15.0
+    needs: [ crds_context ]
     with:
       setenv: |
         CRDS_PATH: /tmp/crds_cache
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests_devdeps.yml b/.github/workflows/tests_devdeps.yml
index 5f79a9982d..8db7c09c01 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests_devdeps.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests_devdeps.yml
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ jobs:
   test:
     if: (github.repository == 'spacetelescope/jwst' && (github.event_name == 'schedule' || github.event_name == 'push' || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'run devdeps tests')))
     uses: OpenAstronomy/github-actions-workflows/.github/workflows/tox.yml@9f1f43251dde69da8613ea8e11144f05cdea41d5  # v1.15.0
+    needs: [ crds_context ]
     with:
       setenv: |
         CRDS_PATH: /tmp/data/crds_cache