diff --git a/services/horizon/docker/verify-range/dependencies b/services/horizon/docker/verify-range/dependencies
index c205d8d112..910ee9cf21 100644
--- a/services/horizon/docker/verify-range/dependencies
+++ b/services/horizon/docker/verify-range/dependencies
@@ -11,11 +11,6 @@ echo "deb https://apt.stellar.org $(lsb_release -cs) stable" | sudo tee -a /etc/
 apt-get update
 apt-get install -y stellar-core=${STELLAR_CORE_VERSION}
 
-GO_VERSION=$(sed -En 's/^go[[:space:]]+([[:digit:].]+)$/\1/p' go.mod)
-wget -q https://dl.google.com/go/go${GO_VERSION}.linux-amd64.tar.gz
-tar -C /usr/local -xzf go${GO_VERSION}.linux-amd64.tar.gz
-rm -f go${GO_VERSION}.linux-amd64.tar.gz
-
 git clone https://github.com/stellar/go.git stellar-go
 cd stellar-go
 
@@ -23,4 +18,10 @@ cd stellar-go
 # Below ensures we also fetch PR refs
 git config --add remote.origin.fetch "+refs/pull/*/head:refs/remotes/origin/pull/*"
 git fetch --force --quiet origin
+
+GO_VERSION=$(sed -En 's/^go[[:space:]]+([[:digit:].]+)$/\1/p' go.mod)
+wget -q https://dl.google.com/go/go${GO_VERSION}.linux-amd64.tar.gz
+tar -C /usr/local -xzf go${GO_VERSION}.linux-amd64.tar.gz
+rm -f go${GO_VERSION}.linux-amd64.tar.gz
+
 /usr/local/go/bin/go build -v ./services/horizon