diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-vc-api.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy-vc-api.yml
index 925b8def..05296c37 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-vc-api.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy-vc-api.yml
@@ -39,3 +39,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "argocd_url=${{ secrets.DEV_ARGOCD_URL }} >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           echo "argocd_username=${{ secrets.DEV_ARGOCD_USERNAME }} >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           echo "argocd_password=${{ secrets.DEV_ARGOCD_PASS }} >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+      - name: Check out vc-api-owf
+        run: |
+          git clone https://github.com/energywebfoundation/vc-api-owf