diff --git a/.github/workflows/wheeltest.yml b/.github/workflows/wheeltest.yml
index 29104c03..d56c5979 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/wheeltest.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/wheeltest.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ jobs:
         os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-13, macos-14] 
 
     steps:
+      - name: Checks out repo
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
       - name: Set tags env variables.
         run: |
           # Set "checking" variable to false by default.
@@ -31,10 +34,6 @@ jobs:
             echo "spec_tags=${commit_message[1]}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           fi
 
-
-      - name: Checks out repo
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
       - name: Set up macOS-specific paths and libraries
         if: (matrix.os == 'macos-13') || (matrix.os == 'macos-14')
         run: |