diff --git a/.github/workflows/internal-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/internal-tests.yml
index 13c2a730032..73c3fc6027d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/internal-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/internal-tests.yml
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ jobs:
       TARGET_OWNER: clockworklabs
       TARGET_REPO: SpacetimeDBPrivate
     steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
       # Skip the private dispatch entirely when only `docs/` is touched. The job
       # itself still completes successfully so required-status-check gating is
       # satisfied without spending private-runner time on a docs-only change.