diff --git a/.github/workflows/validation.yml b/.github/workflows/validation.yml
index ac0ca8394..f27cd2dbe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validation.yml
@@ -36,10 +36,7 @@ jobs:
         steps:
             - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-            - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-              with:
-                  repository: is-a-dev/register
-                  path: register-${{ github.run_id }}
+            - run: git clone https://github.com/is-a-dev/register.git register-${{ github.run_id }}
 
             - run: ls domains -1 | wc -l
             - run: ls register-${{ github.run_id }}/domains -1 | wc -l