diff --git a/.storybook/test-runner.ts b/.storybook/test-runner.ts
index ab8071969a1c84fba008933d487331abe1a841d0..034fc4ec72bf50c4d85ef2cc8a19ed67deca04c7 100644
--- a/.storybook/test-runner.ts
+++ b/.storybook/test-runner.ts
@@ -129,6 +129,10 @@ const config: TestRunnerConfig = {
     }
     await appendFile(seenSnapshotsFile, relative(ROOT_DIR, targetFile) + '\n');
 
+    // run accessibility tests
+    console.log(`running accessibility test for story:${context.name}`);
+    await runA11y(page, context);
+
     expect(image).toMatchImageSnapshot({
       // Custom names for screenshots
       customSnapshotsDir,
@@ -139,9 +143,6 @@ const config: TestRunnerConfig = {
       storeReceivedOnFailure: true,
       ...getMatchOptions(context),
     });
-
-    // run accessibility tests
-    await runA11y(page, context);
   },
   tags: {
     skip: ['skip-visual-test'],