diff --git a/actions/actions.sh b/actions/actions.sh
index 9701e39..246f725 100755
--- a/actions/actions.sh
+++ b/actions/actions.sh
@@ -117,7 +117,14 @@ function test_actions() {
             done
         fi
 
-        for example in echo cache checkout service container expression local-action docker-action if if-fail push tag push-cancel artifacts pull-request context; do
+        run actions_verify_example echo
+        if dpkg --compare-versions $version ge 9.0; then
+            # depends on run actions_verify_example echo
+            # run it immediately after
+            run actions_verify_feature logs-compression
+        fi
+
+        for example in cache checkout service container expression local-action docker-action if if-fail push tag push-cancel artifacts pull-request context; do
             run actions_verify_example $example
         done
 
@@ -140,7 +147,6 @@ function test_actions() {
         fi
 
         if dpkg --compare-versions $version ge 9.0; then
-            run actions_verify_feature logs-compression
             run actions_verify_example schedule-noncancel
         fi
     done