diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/build.yml b/.gitea/workflows/build.yml
index 9bf3379..aebd7e6 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/build.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,10 @@ jobs:
         run: go mod download
 
       - name: Run tests (short)
-        run: make test-short
+        run: |
+          go mod tidy
+          make test-short
+        # go mod tidy ensures go.sum is complete (fixes "missing go.sum entry" for configparser, wmenu, bubbles, bubbletea, lipgloss etc. during `go test`)
 
   build:
     name: Build
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2a89770..3adc5fe 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -14,13 +14,13 @@ LDFLAGS = -s -w \
 	-X '$(MODULE)/internal/version.BuildDate=$(DATE)' \
 	-X 'main.version=$(VERSION)'
 
-test:
+test: deps
 	go test ./... -v -race
 
-test-short:
+test-short: deps
 	go test -short ./... -v -race
 
-test-cover:
+test-cover: deps
 	@mkdir -p build
 	go test ./... -coverprofile=build/coverage.out
 	go tool cover -html=build/coverage.out -o build/coverage.html