diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yaml b/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yaml
index d179d5ed9..9943e5e88 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yaml
@@ -56,14 +56,13 @@ jobs:
           restore-keys: |
             compile-${{ env.branch_name_for_cache }}-
             compile-
-      - name: Checkout `${{ env.CI_REPO }}` (to only get the `.ci/` directory if reusable workflow mode, see https://stackoverflow.com/a/74123003/1168315)
+      - name: Checkout `${{ env.CI_REPO }}` to `ci-repo/` (for reusable workflow mode, see https://stackoverflow.com/a/74123003/1168315)
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           path: ci-repo
           repository: ${{ env.CI_REPO }}
           ref: CI/reusable-workflow  # TODO get reference in general, see https://stackoverflow.com/questions/74784735 resp. https://github.com/actions/toolkit/issues/1264
-      - name: Checkout repo ${{ inputs.repository }}
-        if: ${{ github.repository != env.CI_REPO }}
+      - name: Checkout repo ${{ inputs.repository }} to `source/`
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           path: source