diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 43700e29c0..1eda915184 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -41,9 +41,6 @@ jobs:
         run: bash ./scripts/ci/cleanup_cache.sh
       - name: "Prepare environment"
         run: bash ./scripts/ci/prepare.sh
-      - name: "Set transformers tag"
-        run: |
-          echo "TRANSFORMERS_TAG=$(mvn help:evaluate -Dexpression=dependency.alfresco-transform-core.version -q -DforceStdout)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
   veracode:
     name: "Source Clear Scan (SCA)"
@@ -165,7 +162,9 @@ jobs:
             docker run -d -e KEYCLOAK_USER=admin -e KEYCLOAK_PASSWORD=admin -e DB_VENDOR=h2 -p 8999:8080 -e KEYCLOAK_IMPORT=/tmp/alfresco-realm.json -v $HOME/tmp/alfresco-realm.json:/tmp/alfresco-realm.json alfresco/alfresco-identity-service:1.2
           fi
       - name: "Set up the environment"
-        run: docker-compose -f ./scripts/ci/docker-compose/docker-compose.yaml --profile ${{ matrix.profile }} up -d
+        run: |
+          echo "TRANSFORMERS_TAG=$(mvn help:evaluate -Dexpression=dependency.alfresco-transform-core.version -q -DforceStdout)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          docker-compose -f ./scripts/ci/docker-compose/docker-compose.yaml --profile ${{ matrix.profile }} up -d
       - name: "Run tests"
         run: mvn -B test -pl repository -am -Dtest=${{ matrix.testSuite }} -DfailIfNoTests=false -Ddb.driver=org.postgresql.Driver -Ddb.name=alfresco -Ddb.url=jdbc:postgresql://localhost:5433/alfresco -Ddb.username=alfresco -Ddb.password=alfresco ${{ matrix.parameters }}
 
@@ -203,7 +202,9 @@ jobs:
           java-version: ${{ env.JAVA_VERSION }}
           distribution: "temurin"
       - name: "Set up the environment"
-        run: docker-compose -f ./scripts/ci/docker-compose/docker-compose-db.yaml --profile mariadb up -d
+        run: |
+          echo "TRANSFORMERS_TAG=$(mvn help:evaluate -Dexpression=dependency.alfresco-transform-core.version -q -DforceStdout)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          docker-compose -f ./scripts/ci/docker-compose/docker-compose-db.yaml --profile mariadb up -d
         env:
           MARIADB_VERSION: ${{ matrix.version }}
       - name: "Run tests"