why is the test submodules failing

.github/workflows/run_tests.yml

@@ -66,17 +66,15 @@ jobs:
           # Checking out Notebooks submodule with the same branch as the main project
           echo "Checking $NOTEBOOKS_PATH for updates..."
           cd $NOTEBOOKS_PATH
+          NOTEBOOKS_CURRENT_COMMIT=$(git rev-parse HEAD)
           echo $(git fetch --all --verbose)
           echo $(git remote get-url origin)
-          git checkout origin/$BRANCH_NAME
           if git show-ref --verify refs/remotes/origin/$BRANCH_NAME; then
            echo "Branch $BRANCH_NAME exists."
           else
             echo "::error::Branch $BRANCH_NAME does not exist on remote."
             exit 1
           fi
-          NOTEBOOKS_CURRENT_COMMIT=$(git rev-parse HEAD)
-          echo $(git rev-parse HEAD)
           NOTEBOOKS_LATEST_COMMIT=$(git rev-parse refs/remotes/origin/${{ env.BRANCH_NAME }})
           echo "NOTEBOOKS_LATEST_COMMIT: $NOTEBOOKS_LATEST_COMMIT"
           echo "NOTEBOOKS_CURRENT_COMMIT: $NOTEBOOKS_CURRENT_COMMIT"