diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_ci.yml b/.github/workflows/test_ci.yml
index 66820ff9..53731a69 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_ci.yml
@@ -22,10 +22,6 @@ jobs:
     env:
       AUTOTESTER_CONFIG: server/autotest_server/tests/fixtures/test_config.yml
     steps:
-      - name: Set stack_root
-            id: step_one
-            run: |
-              echo "STACK_ROOT=/home/docker/.autotesting/.stack" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - name: Setup python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v2
@@ -40,5 +36,7 @@ jobs:
             ${{ runner.os }}-pip-
       - name: Install python packages
         run: python -m pip install pytest fakeredis -r ${{ matrix.test-dir }}/requirements.txt
+      - name: Set stack_root
+        run: echo "STACK_ROOT=/home/docker/.autotesting/.stack" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
       - name: run tests
         run: pytest ${{ matrix.test-dir }}