diff --git a/.github/workflows/versions.yml b/.github/workflows/versions.yml
index 20361907..71c85d0e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/versions.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/versions.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,13 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      # test version that falls through to node dist
+      - name: Setup node 11 from dist
+        uses: ./
+        with:
+          node-version: 11          
+      - name: Verify node and npm
+        run: __tests__/verify-node.sh 11      
       # test version from node manifest
       - name: Setup node 12 from manifest
         uses: ./
@@ -30,13 +37,6 @@ jobs:
           node-version: 12
       - name: Verify node and npm
         run: __tests__/verify-node.sh 12
-      # test version that falls through to node dist
-      - name: Setup node 11 from dist
-        uses: ./
-        with:
-          node-version: 11
-      - name: Verify node and npm
-        run: __tests__/verify-node.sh 11
       - name: Setup node 0.12.18 from dist
         uses: ./                 
         with: