diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 32a3296a..79cf4040 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -44,12 +44,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup test dependencies
         run: |
           python3 -m multiversx_sdk_cli.cli deps install testwallets
-          python3 -m multiversx_sdk_cli.cli deps install wasm-opt
-          rustup default nightly-2023-05-26
-          cargo install multiversx-sc-meta
-          ls $HOME/.cargo/bin
-          echo $PATH
-          cat $HOME/.bashrc
+          python3 -m multiversx_sdk_cli.cli deps install wasm-op
+          python3 -m multiversx_sdk_cli.cli deps install rust --overwrite
       - name: Run unit tests
         run: |
           export PYTHONPATH=.
diff --git a/multiversx_sdk_cli/dependencies/modules.py b/multiversx_sdk_cli/dependencies/modules.py
index 4a67c6a0..d51a941b 100644
--- a/multiversx_sdk_cli/dependencies/modules.py
+++ b/multiversx_sdk_cli/dependencies/modules.py
@@ -270,11 +270,8 @@ def _do_install(self, tag: str) -> None:
 
         args = [str(installer_path), "--verbose", "--default-toolchain", toolchain, "--profile",
                 "minimal", "--target", "wasm32-unknown-unknown", "-y"]
-        output = myprocess.run_process(args)
 
-        if output:
-            sc_meta_args = ["cargo", "install", "multiversx-sc-meta"]
-            myprocess.run_process(sc_meta_args)
+        myprocess.run_process(args)
 
     def _get_installer_url(self) -> str:
         if workstation.is_windows():
diff --git a/multiversx_sdk_cli/projects/project_rust.py b/multiversx_sdk_cli/projects/project_rust.py
index 498dae16..58355de9 100644
--- a/multiversx_sdk_cli/projects/project_rust.py
+++ b/multiversx_sdk_cli/projects/project_rust.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import logging
+import shutil
 import subprocess
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Any, Dict, List, Set, cast
@@ -53,7 +54,14 @@ def prepare_build_wasm_args(self, args: List[str]):
             self.get_output_folder()
         ])
 
+    def check_if_sc_meta_is_installed(self):
+        which_sc_meta = shutil.which("sc-meta")
+
+        if which_sc_meta is None:
+            raise errors.KnownError("'sc-meta' is not installed. Run 'cargo install multiversx-sc-meta' then try again.")
+
     def run_meta(self):
+        self.check_if_sc_meta_is_installed()
         env = self.get_env()
 
         with_wasm_opt = not self.options.get("no-wasm-opt")
@@ -123,6 +131,8 @@ def get_env(self):
         return dependencies.get_module_by_key("rust").get_env()
 
     def build_wasm_with_debug_symbols(self, build_options: Dict[str, Any]):
+        self.check_if_sc_meta_is_installed()
+
         cwd = self.path
         env = self.get_env()
         target_dir: str = build_options.get("target-dir", "")