diff --git a/.github/workflows/main-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/main-tests.yml
index 9d58eb2794..60bb6ada75 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main-tests.yml
@@ -66,6 +66,13 @@ jobs:
             ~/.cargo/git/db/
             target/
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
+      - name: Install solc
+        run: |
+          sudo wget -O /usr/bin/solc https://github.com/ethereum/solidity/releases/download/v0.8.21/solc-static-linux
+          sudo chmod +x /usr/bin/solc
+      - name: Update ERC20 git submodule
+        run: git submodule update --init --recursive --checkout integration-tests/contracts/vendor/openzeppelin-contracts
+      - name: Cargo build
       - name: Run light tests # light tests are run in parallel
         uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
         with: