diff --git a/.github/actions/setup/action.yaml b/.github/actions/setup/action.yaml
index 849cd19..03d1a4d 100644
--- a/.github/actions/setup/action.yaml
+++ b/.github/actions/setup/action.yaml
@@ -8,10 +8,6 @@ inputs:
 runs:
   using: composite
   steps:
-    - name: Checkout project
-      uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      with:
-        submodules: recursive
     - name: Install Python 3
       uses: actions/setup-python@v3
       with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 5a160e7..90093ff 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ jobs:
         needs_timeout:
           - distros/ubuntu-20.04-x86_64.pkrvars.hcl
     steps:
+      - name: Checkout project
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          submodules: recursive
       - uses: ./.github/actions/setup
         with:
           ansible: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index f767c4a..7b0abd9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Validate Packer templates are reasonable
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: ./.github/actions/setup
       - uses: ./.github/actions/install_packer
       - name: Run syntax check
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ jobs:
     outputs:
       all: ${{ steps.zipped.outputs.scenarios }}
     steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: ./.github/actions/setup
       - name: Collect dependencies
         id: collection
@@ -58,6 +60,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Lint Ansible code
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: ./.github/actions/setup
         with:
           ansible: true
@@ -74,6 +77,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         scenarios: "${{ fromJson(needs.collect.outputs.all) }}"
     steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: ./.github/actions/setup
       - name: Run scenario
         run: tox -e "${{ matrix.scenarios.scenario }}"