diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/qore.yml b/.gitea/workflows/qore.yml
index c9a9ae6..550d0db 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/qore.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/qore.yml
@@ -66,6 +66,11 @@ jobs:
             ${{ secrets.ssh-private-key }}
             ${{ vars.QORE_FRONTEND_DEPLOY_TOKEN }}
 
+      - name: Disable strict host key checking
+        run: |
+          echo "Host *" >> ~/.ssh/config
+          echo "    StrictHostKeyChecking no" >> ~/.ssh/config
+
       - name: Clone frontend
         run: git clone --depth 1 --branch ${{ steps.get-version.outputs.version }} git@git.qlic.nl:qore/qore-frontend.git frontend/src/qore
 
@@ -94,10 +99,5 @@ jobs:
             ${{ inputs.node-package-manager }} run build
           fi
 
-      - name: Disable strict host key checking
-        run: |
-          echo "Host *" >> ~/.ssh/config
-          echo "    StrictHostKeyChecking no" >> ~/.ssh/config
-
       - name: Deploy
         run: vendor/bin/dep deploy environment="${{ inputs.environment }}"