diff --git a/.ci/test.sh b/.ci/test.sh
index cc9855327a..adee65db23 100755
--- a/.ci/test.sh
+++ b/.ci/test.sh
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ source $WORKSPACE/devel/setup.bash
 
 ## | ---------------- clone the tested package ---------------- |
 
+cd $WORKSPACE/src
+
 echo "$0: cloning the package"
 
 # clone and checkout
@@ -56,8 +58,6 @@ echo "$THIS_TEST_REPOS" | while IFS= read -r REPO; do
 
 done
 
-cd $WORKSPACE/src
-
 echo "$0: installing rosdep dependencies"
 
 rosdep install --from-path .