diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 92868e24b9..86ea92bd5e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -34,12 +34,6 @@ jobs:
           fetch-depth: 1
           submodules: true
 
-      - name: Setup env
-        run: |
-             rm -f $HOME/.gitconfig; 
-             mkdir -p "$HOME/.nextflow";
-             echo "providers.github.auth='$NXF_GITHUB_ACCESS_TOKEN'" > "$HOME/.nextflow/scm"
-
       - name: Setup Java ${{ matrix.java_version }}
         uses: actions/setup-java@v3
         with:
@@ -77,6 +71,11 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 1
           submodules: true
+      - name: Setup env
+        run: |
+          rm -f $HOME/.gitconfig; 
+          mkdir -p "$HOME/.nextflow";
+          echo "providers.github.auth='$NXF_GITHUB_ACCESS_TOKEN'" > "$HOME/.nextflow/scm"
       - name: Run tests
         run: |
           make assemble install