diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 57fd7c6..81458cb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -8,13 +8,14 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: set env variable
+        run: echo "$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)" # for this to work need first checkout
+
   process:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: run one line script
         run: echo one line script
-      - name: set env variable
-        run: echo "$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)" 
       - name: runs a set of command using the runner shell
         run: |
           echo Add oher actions to build,