diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
index cbb3392a..87e3ccb7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ jobs:
           uv venv
           source ./.venv/bin/activate
           make install-cpu
+      - name: Download locked kernels
+        run: |
+          hf-kernels download server
       - name: Run server tests
         run: |
           source ./.venv/bin/activate