diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 55a0d62..87ed9d1 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@ runs:
     - run: |
         set -e
         basicauth=$(echo -n "x-access-token:${{ github.token }}" | base64)
+        git init
         echo "git config --local http.$GITHUB_SERVER_URL.extraheader \"Authorization: basic [...]\""
         git config --local http.$GITHUB_SERVER_URL.extraheader "Authorization: basic ${basicauth}"
 
         set -x
-        git init
         git remote add origin "$GITHUB_SERVER_URL/$GITHUB_REPOSITORY"
         git fetch --quiet origin "$GITHUB_REF"
         git checkout "$GITHUB_REF_NAME"