diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index f7f378058..615a41b9b 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -115,6 +115,10 @@ script:  # command output is not hidden
   # and any deps not already cached, separately to use less memory
   - stack build --ghc-options=-Werror hledger-lib
   - stack build --ghc-options=-Werror hledger
+
+  # run hledger-lib/hledger functional tests, skipping the ones for addons
+  - COLUMNS=80 stack exec -- shelltest --execdir -j16 tests -x /bin -x /addons
+
   - stack build --ghc-options=-Werror hledger-ui
   - stack build --ghc-options=-Werror hledger-web
   - stack build --ghc-options=-Werror hledger-api
@@ -123,9 +127,6 @@ script:  # command output is not hidden
   # but doesn't require rebuilding and is fast
   #- stack exec -- hledger test
 
-  # run functional tests, skipping the ones for addons
-  - COLUMNS=80 stack exec -- shelltest --execdir -j16 tests -x /bin -x /addons
-
   # more slow
 
   # build hledger packages, ensuring no warnings, no haddock failures, package test suites passing,