diff --git a/.github/workflows/github_clone_assurance.yaml b/.github/workflows/github_clone_assurance.yaml
index b4475e98..68aa1e9f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/github_clone_assurance.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/github_clone_assurance.yaml
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ jobs:
       contents: read
       id-token: write
     steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        
       - name: mirror repo
         shell: bash
         run: |