diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index cf0d703..99e01ea 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           echo ${{ steps.semantic.outputs.next_release_published }}
           echo ${{ steps.semantic.outputs.next_release_version }}
-
       - name: Login to Docker Hub
         uses: docker/login-action@v3
         with:
diff --git a/setup-node-environment/action.yml b/setup-node-environment/action.yml
index 01dedae..b737aba 100644
--- a/setup-node-environment/action.yml
+++ b/setup-node-environment/action.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,19 @@ description: "Setup pnpm + Node.js + install dependencies"
 runs:
   using: "composite"
   steps:
+    - name: Check .git folder
+      id: check-git-folder
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        if [ -d .git ]; then
+          echo "Found .git folder"
+          echo "git-folder-exists=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        else
+          echo "No .git folder found"
+          echo "git-folder-exists=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        fi
     - uses: actions/checkout@main
+      if: steps.check-git-folder.outputs.git-folder-exists == 'false'
       with:
         # fetch-depth: 0 # zero stands for full checkout, which is required for semantic-release
         filter: blob:none # we don't need all blobs, only the full tree