diff --git a/.github/actions/travis-env-var-facade/action.yml b/.github/actions/travis-env-var-facade/action.yml
index 47beb0eb03..9e9242910e 100644
--- a/.github/actions/travis-env-var-facade/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/travis-env-var-facade/action.yml
@@ -41,6 +41,12 @@ runs:
         echo "TRAVIS_BRANCH=${TRAVIS_BRANCH}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
 
+    - name: TAG_NPM not set
+      shell: bash
+      if: "${{ inputs.branch_name == '' }}"
+      run: | 
+        echo "TAG_NPM not set"
+        exit 1
     - name: set TAG_NPM to latest
       shell: bash
       if: "${{ inputs.branch_name == 'master' }}"
@@ -49,9 +55,3 @@ runs:
       shell: bash
       if: "${{ inputs.branch_name == 'develop' }}"
       run: echo "TAG_NPM=alpha" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-    - name: TAG_NPM not set
-      shell: bash
-      if: "${{ inputs.branch_name == '' }}"
-      run: | 
-        echo "TAG_NPM not set"
-        exit 1