diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index f4676345ff..f495dcde58 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Build vpm
       run: git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/vlang/vpm && cd vpm && ../v . && cd ..
     - name: Build V UI examples
-      run: git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/vlang/ui && cd ui && ../v examples/calculator.v && cd ..
+      run: ./v install ui && git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/vlang/ui && cd ui && ../v examples/calculator.v && cd ..
     - name: Freestanding
       run: ./v -freestanding -o bare vlib/os/bare/bare_example_linux.v
     - name: v2 self compilation