diff --git a/ci/buildkite.yml b/ci/buildkite.yml
index c4482a6e78..55bdc2cdb0 100644
--- a/ci/buildkite.yml
+++ b/ci/buildkite.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,13 @@
 steps:
+  - command: "ci/shellcheck.sh"
+    name: "shellcheck [public]"
+    timeout_in_minutes: 20
+  - command: "ci/docker-run.sh solanalabs/rust:1.30.1 ci/test-checks.sh"
+    name: "checks [public]"
+    env:
+      CARGO_TARGET_CACHE_NAME: "checks"
+    timeout_in_minutes: 30
+  - wait
   - command: "ci/test-stable-perf.sh"
     name: "stable-perf [public]"
     env:
@@ -16,14 +25,6 @@ steps:
     env:
       CARGO_TARGET_CACHE_NAME: "stable"
     timeout_in_minutes: 30
-  - command: "ci/docker-run.sh solanalabs/rust:1.30.1 ci/test-checks.sh"
-    name: "checks [public]"
-    env:
-      CARGO_TARGET_CACHE_NAME: "checks"
-    timeout_in_minutes: 30
-  - command: "ci/shellcheck.sh"
-    name: "shellcheck [public]"
-    timeout_in_minutes: 20
   - command: "ci/docker-run.sh solanalabs/rust-nightly:2018-11-12 ci/test-nightly.sh"
     name: "nightly [public]"
     env: