diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml
index b57c7bc..0b5a566 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@ jobs:
     name: build hive configuration
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
+      
+      - run: mkdir -p /var/secrets/
+      - run: echo ${{ secrets.CACHE_PRIVKEY }} > /var/secrets/cache_privkey
+      - run: cp ./scripts/upload-to-cache.sh /etc/nix/
+      - run: chmod +x /etc/nix/upload-to-cache.sh
       - uses: cachix/install-nix-action@v31
         with:
           extra_nix_config: |
@@ -27,8 +32,4 @@ jobs:
       - uses: http://github.com/cachix/cachix-action@v16
         with:
           name: colmena
-      - run: mkdir -p /var/secrets/
-      - run: echo ${{ secrets.CACHE_PRIVKEY }} > /var/secrets/cache_privkey
-      - run: cp ./scripts/upload-to-cache.sh /etc/nix/
-      - run: chmod +x /etc/nix/upload-to-cache.sh
       - run: nix run .#colmena apply