diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 6537abd1c..52bc8ab40 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,16 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - checkout
+
+      - run:
+          name: Check if litellm dir was updated or if pyproject.toml was modified
+          command: |
+            if [ -n "$(git diff --name-only $CIRCLE_SHA1^..$CIRCLE_SHA1 | grep -E 'pyproject\.toml|litellm/')" ]; then
+              echo "litellm updated"
+            else
+              echo "No changes to litellm or pyproject.toml. Skipping tests."
+              circleci step halt
+            fi
       - restore_cache:
           keys:
             - v1-dependencies-{{ checksum ".circleci/requirements.txt" }}
@@ -45,6 +55,13 @@ jobs:
           paths:
             - ./venv
           key: v1-dependencies-{{ checksum ".circleci/requirements.txt" }}
+      - run:
+          name: Run prisma ./entrypoint.sh
+          command: |
+            set +e
+            chmod +x entrypoint.sh
+            ./entrypoint.sh
+            set -e
       - run:
           name: Black Formatting
           command: |
@@ -56,28 +73,13 @@ jobs:
           name: Linting Testing
           command: |
             cd litellm
-            python -m pip install mypy types-requests types-setuptools types-redis types-PyYAML
+            python -m pip install types-requests types-setuptools types-redis types-PyYAML
             if ! python -m mypy . --ignore-missing-imports; then
               echo "mypy detected errors"
               exit 1
             fi
             cd ..
-      - run:
-          name: Check if litellm dir was updated or if pyproject.toml was modified
-          command: |
-            if [ -n "$(git diff --name-only $CIRCLE_SHA1^..$CIRCLE_SHA1 | grep -E 'pyproject\.toml|litellm/')" ]; then
-              echo "litellm updated"
-            else
-              echo "No changes to litellm or pyproject.toml. Skipping tests."
-              circleci step halt
-            fi
-      - run:
-          name: Run prisma ./entrypoint.sh
-          command: |
-            set +e
-            chmod +x entrypoint.sh
-            ./entrypoint.sh
-            set -e
+  
 
       # Run pytest and generate JUnit XML report
       - run: