diff --git a/.github/workflows/open-enterprise-issue.yml b/.github/workflows/open-enterprise-issue.yml
index 5dfb0850cf..c5ffa58cb1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/open-enterprise-issue.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/open-enterprise-issue.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ jobs:
     if: github.repository == 'github/docs-internal'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository code
+        uses: actions/checkout@5a4ac9002d0be2fb38bd78e4b4dbde5606d7042f
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: npm ci
+
       - name: Check for existing release or deprecation issues
         id: existingIssue
         run: |
@@ -21,17 +27,6 @@ jobs:
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
-      - uses: actions/checkout@5a4ac9002d0be2fb38bd78e4b4dbde5606d7042f
-        if: steps.existingIssue.outputs.deprecationIssue == 'false' ||  steps.existingIssue.outputs.releaseIssue == 'false'
-
-      - name: npm ci
-        if: steps.existingIssue.outputs.deprecationIssue == 'false' || steps.existingIssue.outputs.releaseIssue == 'false'
-        run: npm ci
-
-      - name: npm run build
-        if: steps.existingIssue.outputs.deprecationIssue == 'false' ||  steps.existingIssue.outputs.releaseIssue == 'false'
-        run: npm run build
-
       - name: Update enterprise dates
         if: steps.existingIssue.outputs.deprecationIssue == 'false' ||  steps.existingIssue.outputs.releaseIssue == 'false'
         run: |
@@ -43,6 +38,7 @@ jobs:
           .github/actions-scripts/create-enterprise-issue.js release
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.DOCUBOT_FR_PROJECT_BOARD_WORKFLOWS_REPO_ORG_READ_SCOPES }}
+
       - name: Create an enterprise deprecation issue
         if: steps.existingIssue.outputs.deprecationIssue == 'false'
         run: |