diff --git a/.github/workflow-templates/zombienet-tests/action.yml b/.github/workflow-templates/zombienet-tests/action.yml
index 889688d1a..83bd12249 100644
--- a/.github/workflow-templates/zombienet-tests/action.yml
+++ b/.github/workflow-templates/zombienet-tests/action.yml
@@ -11,11 +11,6 @@ inputs:
 runs:
   using: "composite"
   steps:
-    - name: Checkout
-      uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      with:
-        ref: ${{ needs.set-tags.outputs.git_ref }}
-
     - name: Pnpm
       uses: pnpm/action-setup@v3.0.0
       with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 64e9f6d2f..68be1c7b1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -556,6 +556,10 @@ jobs:
           matrix:
             test_name: [zombie_tanssi, zombie_tanssi_parathreads, zombie_tanssi_rotation, zombie_tanssi_warp_sync, zombie_tanssi_relay]
         steps:
+          - name: Checkout
+            uses: actions/checkout@v4
+            with:
+              ref: ${{ needs.set-tags.outputs.git_ref }}
           - name: Run Zombienet Test ${{ matrix.test_name }}
             uses: ./.github/workflow-templates/zombienet-tests/action.yml
             with: