diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 2c4818556e..c9d8596a5b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -96,24 +96,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           command: build
           args: --release --all --features=stable
-      - name: Create msi with wix
-        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
-        with:
-          command: wix
-          args: --no-build --nocapture --output target\wix\nushell-windows.msi
-      - name: Create zip of binaries
-        run: powershell Compress-Archive nushell-windows.zip
-        working-directory: ./target/release
-      - name: Upload installer
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
-        with:
-          name: windows-installer
-          path: target/wix/nushell-windows.msi
-      - name: Upload zip
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
-        with:
-          name: windows-zip
-          path: target/release/nushell-windows.zip          
       - name: Create output directory
         run: mkdir output
       - name: Copy files to output
@@ -132,6 +114,25 @@ jobs:
         with:
           name: windows
           path: output/*
+      # moved this stuff down to create wix after we download less
+      - name: Create msi with wix
+        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
+        with:
+          command: wix
+          args: --no-build --nocapture --output target\wix\nushell-windows.msi
+      - name: Create zip of binaries
+        run: powershell Compress-Archive nushell-windows.zip
+        working-directory: ./target/release
+      - name: Upload installer
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+        with:
+          name: windows-installer
+          path: target/wix/nushell-windows.msi
+      - name: Upload zip
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+        with:
+          name: windows-zip
+          path: target/release/nushell-windows.zip          
 
   release:
     name: Publish Release