diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yaml b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
index c563fa27..d0764783 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
@@ -202,4 +202,6 @@ jobs:
           export EXTRA_PYTEST="${{ needs.build-and-push.outputs.extra_pytest }}"
           export HF_TOKEN=${{ secrets.HF_TOKEN }}
           echo $DOCKER_IMAGE
+          # pull image to avoid timeout on some tests.
+          docker pull $DOCKER_IMAGE
           pytest -s -vv integration-tests ${PYTEST_FLAGS} ${EXTRA_PYTEST}