diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index dd6f5b3db..0ab41d77f 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -27,10 +27,6 @@ jobs:
           keys:
             - linux-go-{{ checksum "go.sum" }}-<< pipeline.parameters.cache-key >>
 
-      - run:
-          name: Enforce Go Formatted Code
-          command: "[ `go fmt ./... 2>&1 | wc -l` -eq 0 ]"
-
       - run:
           name: Install goreleaser
           command: go install github.com/goreleaser/goreleaser@latest
@@ -50,6 +46,10 @@ jobs:
           name: Build binaries
           command: goreleaser build --snapshot
 
+      - run:
+          name: Enforce Go Formatted Code
+          command: "[ `go fmt ./... | wc -l` -eq 0 ]"
+
       - save_cache: # restores saved cache if no changes are detected since last run
           key: linux-go-{{ checksum "go.sum" }}-<< pipeline.parameters.cache-key >>
           paths: