diff --git a/.github/workflows/pytest-coverage.yml b/.github/workflows/pytest-coverage.yml
index 1a44b39..9a021ae 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pytest-coverage.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pytest-coverage.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ jobs:
         os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest]
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
+    - name: Checkout repo
+      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      with:
+        submodules: recursive
     - name: (MacOs only) Install Clang
       if: matrix.os == 'macos-latest'
       run: |
@@ -42,10 +46,6 @@ jobs:
       with:
         python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
         cache: 'pip' # caching pip dependencies
-    - name: Checkout repo
-      uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      with:
-        submodules: recursive
     - name: (Manual) Setup tmate session for interactive debugging via SSH
       uses: mxschmitt/action-tmate@v3
       if: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && inputs.debug_enabled }}