diff --git a/.github/workflows/generate-sandboxes-main.yml b/.github/workflows/generate-sandboxes-main.yml
index a99b2288cf0c..77d3f8c8646d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/generate-sandboxes-main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/generate-sandboxes-main.yml
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@ jobs:
       YARN_ENABLE_IMMUTABLE_INSTALLS: false
       CLEANUP_SANDBOX_NODE_MODULES: true
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
-        with:
-          node-version-file: '.nvmrc'
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           ref: main
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        with:
+          node-version-file: '.nvmrc'
       - name: Setup git user
         run: |
           git config --global user.name "Storybook Bot"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/generate-sandboxes-next.yml b/.github/workflows/generate-sandboxes-next.yml
index 91515e0862e9..92e79bef6468 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/generate-sandboxes-next.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/generate-sandboxes-next.yml
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@ jobs:
       YARN_ENABLE_IMMUTABLE_INSTALLS: false
       CLEANUP_SANDBOX_NODE_MODULES: true
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
-        with:
-          node-version-file: '.nvmrc'
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           ref: next
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        with:
+          node-version-file: '.nvmrc'
       - name: Setup git user
         run: |
           git config --global user.name "Storybook Bot"