diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_open_api.yml b/.github/workflows/release_open_api.yml
index c9a45cb3f..e03c33ab6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_open_api.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_open_api.yml
@@ -14,23 +14,22 @@ jobs:
     #if: github.event.pull_request.merged == true
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11
+      with:
+        ref: ${{ github.head_ref }}
+        path: head
     - name: Set up JDK 17
       uses: actions/setup-java@v3
       with:
         java-version: '17'
         distribution: 'temurin'
         cache: maven
-    - name: Check out HEAD revision
-      uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11
-      with:
-          ref: ${{ github.head_ref }}
-          path: head
     - name: Check out BASE revision
       uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11
       with:
           ref: release-dev
           path: base
     - name: Build with Maven
+      working-directory: head
       run: mvn test -Dtest=SwaggerConfigTest#swaggerSpringPlugin -DfailIfNoTests=false
     - name: Run OpenAPI Diff (from HEAD revision)
       uses: mvegter/openapi-diff-action@72cde50f8d3a75f770f08e23b815d5ebe69ff757
@@ -38,6 +37,7 @@ jobs:
             head-spec: head/app/src/main/resources/swagger/api-docs.json
             base-spec: base/app/src/main/resources/swagger/api-docs.json
     - name: Commit api-docs
+      working-directory: head
       run: |
           git ls-files ./app** | grep 'api-docs*' | xargs git add
           git config --global user.email "selfcare-github@pagopa.it"