diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_test_deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/build_test_deploy.yml
index ccd54642fe..c7bcaa4ba6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_test_deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_test_deploy.yml
@@ -72,9 +72,7 @@ jobs:
             - 5432:5432
     steps:
       # Enable tmate debugging of manually-triggered workflows if the input option was provided
-      - name: Setup tmate session
-        uses: mxschmitt/action-tmate@v3
-        if: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && inputs.debug_enabled }}
+      
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
@@ -127,6 +125,9 @@ jobs:
       #     docker compose up -d postgres
       #     sleep 3
       #     docker compose run compile tools/postgres/dbtool.js check-evolutions-schema
+      - name: Setup tmate session
+        uses: mxschmitt/action-tmate@v3
+        if: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && inputs.debug_enabled }}
 
       - name: Build webknossos (sbt)
         run: |