diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 2898f2a7..906d82e2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -8,18 +8,17 @@ jobs:
   markdown-lint:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v2
         with:
           node-version: '16'
           cache: 'npm'
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - name: Install packages
         run: sudo gem install mdl
       - name: Lint markdown files
         run: mdl . -r ~MD036,~MD024,~MD004,~MD029
       - run: pip install -r requirements.txt
       - run: mkdocs build --strict
-      - run: npm install
       - run: node .github/manual_lint.js
         # Suppress 036 Emphasis used instead of a header
         # Suppress 024 Multiple headers with the same content