diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-and-ebook.yml b/.github/workflows/check-and-ebook.yml
index 00523119..c0eb80e6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-and-ebook.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-and-ebook.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,29 @@ jobs:
           persist-credentials: false
           fetch-depth: 1 # 0 if you want to push to repo
 
+      - name: calculate hash on chapters/*.tex
+        id: calculate-hash
+        run: |
+          current_date=$(date -u '+%Y-%m-%d')
+          echo "hash=${current_date}.${{ hashFiles('chapters/*.tex') }}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+      - name: Cache lookup
+        id: cache
+        uses: actions/cache@v2
+        with:
+          path: ~/.cache
+          key: chapter-hash-for-ebook-${{ steps.calculate-hash.outputs.hash }}
+
+      - name: Check if hash has changed
+        id: check-hash
+        run: |
+          if [[ -z "${{ steps.cache.outputs.cache-hit }}" ]]; then
+            echo "Hash changed. Proceeding with the workflow."
+          else
+            echo "Hash unchanged. Exiting the workflow."
+            exit 0
+          fi
+
       - name: python set up
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
@@ -60,29 +83,6 @@ jobs:
           persist-credentials: false
           fetch-depth: 1 # 0 if you want to push to repo
 
-      - name: calculate hash on chapters/*.tex
-        id: calculate-hash
-        run: |
-          current_date=$(date -u '+%Y-%m-%d')
-          echo "hash=${current_date}.${{ hashFiles('chapters/*.tex') }}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-
-      - name: Cache lookup
-        id: cache
-        uses: actions/cache@v2
-        with:
-          path: ~/.cache
-          key: chapter-hash-for-ebook-${{ steps.calculate-hash.outputs.hash }}
-
-      - name: Check if hash has changed
-        id: check-hash
-        run: |
-          if [[ -z "${{ steps.cache.outputs.cache-hit }}" ]]; then
-            echo "Hash changed. Proceeding with the workflow."
-          else
-            echo "Hash unchanged. Exiting the workflow."
-            exit 0
-          fi
-
       - name: python set up
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with: