diff --git a/.github/workflows/cross-repo-deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/cross-repo-deploy.yml
index 7ce954fd6..c6e1e7617 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cross-repo-deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cross-repo-deploy.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ jobs:
     trigger-deployment:
         runs-on: ubuntu-latest
         steps: 
+          - name: Checkout Code
+            uses: actions/checkout@v2
+            
           - name: Trigger deployment in another repo
             uses: ./.github/actions/repo-dispatch/action
             with: