diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci-deploy.yml b/.gitea/workflows/ci-deploy.yml
index 138ee98e..166d926b 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci-deploy.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci-deploy.yml
@@ -19,15 +19,15 @@ jobs:
       FLIGHTS_WEB_PORT: '8081'
 
     steps:
-      - name: Notify start
-        if: ${{ env.TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN != '' }}
-        run: scripts/ci/notify-telegram.sh start ci-deploy
-
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
+      - name: Notify start
+        if: ${{ env.TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN != '' }}
+        run: scripts/ci/notify-telegram.sh start ci-deploy
+
       - name: Setup Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
index fca2059c..5679e9f2 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
@@ -24,15 +24,15 @@ jobs:
       TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID: ${{ secrets.TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID }}
 
     steps:
-      - name: Notify start
-        if: ${{ env.TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN != '' }}
-        run: scripts/ci/notify-telegram.sh start release
-
       - name: Checkout (full history + tags)
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
+      - name: Notify start
+        if: ${{ env.TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN != '' }}
+        run: scripts/ci/notify-telegram.sh start release
+
       - name: Verify ci-deploy is green for this SHA
         id: gate
         run: |