diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration.yml b/.github/workflows/integration.yml
index 01b2a3ee25719..e2c0eee3a356b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration.yml
@@ -9,13 +9,12 @@ on:
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
-  integration:
+  build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     env:
         DOCKER_BUILDKIT: 1
         COMPOSE_DOCKER_CLI_BUILD: 1
     steps:
-      # Monorepo tests
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
 
       - name: Get yarn cache directory path
@@ -30,10 +29,17 @@ jobs:
           restore-keys: |
             ${{ runner.os }}-yarn-
 
+
       - name: Build the services
         working-directory: ./ops
         run: ./scripts/build-ci.sh
 
+  integration:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: build
+    steps:
+      # Monorepo tests
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - name: Bring the stack up and wait for the sequencer to be ready
         working-directory: ./ops
         run: docker-compose up -d && ./scripts/wait-for-sequencer.sh
@@ -51,7 +57,20 @@ jobs:
       - name: Print gas report
         run: cat integration-tests/gas-report.txt
 
+  examples:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: build
+    steps:
       # Examples Tests
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+      - name: Install and build hardhat example
+        working-directory: ./examples/hardhat
+        run: |
+          yarn
+          yarn compile
+          yarn compile:ovm
+
       - name: Test & deploy hardhat-example on hardhat (regression)
         working-directory: ./examples/hardhat
         run: |
@@ -64,13 +83,19 @@ jobs:
           yarn deploy:ovm
           yarn test:integration:ovm
 
-      - name: Test & deploy waffle-example on waffle (regression)
+      - name: Install and build hardhat example
         working-directory: ./examples/waffle
         run: |
+          yarn
           yarn compile
+          yarn compile:ovm
+
+      - name: Test & deploy waffle-example on waffle (regression)
+        working-directory: ./examples/waffle
+        run: |
           yarn test:integration
+
       - name: Test & deploy waffle-example on Optimism
         working-directory: ./examples/waffle
         run: |
-          yarn compile:ovm
           yarn test:integration:ovm