diff --git a/test-in-docker.sh b/test-in-docker.sh
index 06ba9f5..b1fab5d 100755
--- a/test-in-docker.sh
+++ b/test-in-docker.sh
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ test_ares() {
             # packages will stay in the container
             sed -i '"'"'s/^#\?\(CacheDir.*\)/\1\nCacheDir = \/var\/cache\/pacman\/pkg_host\//'"'"' /etc/pacman.conf
 
-            pacman -Syu --noconfirm linux python3
             mkdir /var/cache/pacman/pkg_host/
+            pacman -Syu --noconfirm linux python3
             cd $(mktemp -d)
             tar xf /tmp/dotfiles.tar.gz -C .
             ANSIBLE_EXTRA_ARGS="-e manage_services=false" ./install.sh