diff --git a/.github/workflows/check.yml b/.github/workflows/check.yml
index 04f5aa8a..9500eb4c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check.yml
@@ -54,3 +54,7 @@ jobs:
           # changed, so it must run unscoped. Running it via turbo (rather than the
           # bare `knip` script) pulls in its generate dependencies first.
           corepack pnpm exec turbo run check:cycles check:unused
+          # turbo-generators has no workspace-package dependencies, so its tests need
+          # no browser and no build:packages step, unlike the storybook.yml test jobs —
+          # they belong here, next to the other fast, dependency-free checks.
+          corepack pnpm exec turbo run test --filter=@luke-ui/turbo-generators