diff --git a/.github/workflows/nix.yml b/.github/workflows/nix.yml
index a5322812f8..78890a6e38 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nix.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nix.yml
@@ -38,15 +38,15 @@ jobs:
           fetch-depth: 0
           fetch-tags: true
 
+      - name: Install nix
+        id: install_nix
+        uses: nixbuild/nix-quick-install-action@v28
+
       - name: Set environment variables
         run: |
           echo "NIXPKGS=$(nix flake metadata | grep -E '[^\w]+nixpkgs-${{ matrix.nixpkgs }}[^\w]+:' | cut -d' ' -f2 | cut -d'?' -f1)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           echo "NIX_PATH=nixpkgs=https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/archive/${NIXPKGS##*/}.tar.gz" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
-      - name: Install nix
-        id: install_nix
-        uses: nixbuild/nix-quick-install-action@v28
-
       - name: Restore and cache Nix store for nixpkgs-${{ matrix.nixpkgs }}
         uses: nix-community/cache-nix-action@v5
         with: