diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 2d942e4200..e92fa9e2fd 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ override_dh_auto_test:
 	PATH="$(CURDIR)/_build/bin:$$PATH" dh_auto_test -O--package=gitlab-workhorse
 
 override_dh_install:
+	sh debian/upstream-file-count-check.sh
+	sh debian/upstream-config-file-check.sh
 	dh_install -XLICENSE -O--package=gitlab
 	dh_installexamples -O--package=gitlab
 	# Make sure we are installing all required files in debian/install
-	sh debian/upstream-file-count-check.sh
-	sh debian/upstream-config-file-check.sh
 	rm -rf debian/gitlab/usr/share/gitlab/tmp/*
 	find debian/gitlab/usr/share/gitlab/ -name .eslintrc.yml -delete
 	mv debian/gitlab/usr/share/gitlab/app/assets/javascripts/locale \