diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr_ci_playwright_e2e.yaml b/.github/workflows/pr_ci_playwright_e2e.yaml
index 973cb2baf..98b56594f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr_ci_playwright_e2e.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr_ci_playwright_e2e.yaml
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Ensure gh-pages branch exists
         run: |
+          git config --global user.name 'github-actions[bot]'
+          git config --global user.email 'github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com'
           git fetch origin gh-pages
           if git rev-parse --verify origin/gh-pages; then
             git checkout gh-pages
@@ -86,8 +88,6 @@ jobs:
             git rm -rf .
             echo "# GitHub Pages" > index.html
             git add index.html
-            git config --global user.name 'github-actions[bot]'
-            git config --global user.email 'github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com'
             git commit -m "Initial commit"
             git push origin gh-pages
           fi