diff --git a/.github/workflows/cmake.yml b/.github/workflows/cmake.yml
index b487ca15..d1622424 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cmake.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cmake.yml
@@ -38,10 +38,6 @@ jobs:
         sudo apt-get -y install ros-${{ matrix.ros_distro }}-rtabmap-ros
         sudo apt-get -y remove ros-${{ matrix.ros_distro }}-rtabmap
         
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      with:
-        path: 'catkin_ws/src/rtabmap_ros'
-        
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       with:
         repository: 'introlab/rtabmap'
@@ -50,11 +46,16 @@ jobs:
     - name: Setup catkin workspace
       run: | 
         source /opt/ros/${{ matrix.ros_distro }}/setup.bash
+        mkdir -p ${{github.workspace}}/catkin_ws/src
         cd ${{github.workspace}}/catkin_ws/src
         catkin_init_workspace
         cd ..
         catkin_make
         
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      with:
+        path: 'catkin_ws/src/rtabmap_ros'
+        
     - name: Build latest rtabmap library
       run: |
         source /opt/ros/${{ matrix.ros_distro }}/setup.bash