diff --git a/.github/workflows/curate.yml b/.github/workflows/curate.yml
index 953e4f139dc1..9acb7fa3e222 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/curate.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/curate.yml
@@ -34,10 +34,12 @@ jobs:
         # the curated branch
         fetch-depth: 0
 
-    - name: Prepare curated and packages data
-      # Note that "ci" runs the "prepare" script
+    - name: Install dependencies
       run: npm ci
 
+    - name: Prepare curated and packages data
+      run: npm run curate
+
     - name: Test curated and packages data
       run: npm run test
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 4d8e23a3f1fb..1ed0a616ed7b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,11 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/setup-node@v2
       with:
         node-version: '14'
-    - run: npm ci
-    - run: npm test
+    - name: Install dependencies
+      run: npm ci
+    - name: Prepare curated and packages data
+      run: npm run curate
+    - name: Test curated and packages data
+      run: npm test
 env:
   FORCE_COLOR: 3
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 20a8b0fed0ef..cd7cd9f17c6e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
   },
   "scripts": {
     "create-patch": "node tools/create-patch.js",
-    "prepare": "node tools/prepare-curated.js ed curated && node tools/prepare-packages.js curated packages",
+    "curate": "node tools/prepare-curated.js ed curated && node tools/prepare-packages.js curated packages",
     "test": "mocha --recursive",
     "test-css": "mocha --recursive test/css",
     "test-elements": "mocha --recursive test/elements",