diff --git a/.github/workflows/metadata-io.yml b/.github/workflows/metadata-io.yml
index 7018b42949e892..5ee2223d71b039 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/metadata-io.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/metadata-io.yml
@@ -57,17 +57,16 @@ jobs:
       - name: Disk Check
         run: df -h . && docker images
       - uses: acryldata/sane-checkout-action@v3
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: "3.10"
+          cache: "pip"
       - name: Set up JDK 17
         uses: actions/setup-java@v4
         with:
           distribution: "zulu"
           java-version: 17
       - uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v3
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
-        if: ${{ needs.setup.outputs.ingestion_change == 'true' }}
-        with:
-          python-version: "3.10"
-          cache: "pip"
       - name: Gradle build (and test)
         run: |
           ./gradlew :metadata-io:test