diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-nightly-release-alma9.yml b/.github/workflows/build-nightly-release-alma9.yml
index bbf90507..095b1d77 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-nightly-release-alma9.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-nightly-release-alma9.yml
@@ -63,11 +63,11 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         rm -rf $BASE_RELEASE_DIR
         rm -rf $DET_RELEASE_DIR
-        spack repo rm /cvmfs/dunedaq-development.opensciencegrid.org/nightly/NBU_DEV_250110_A9/spack-0.22.0/spack-repo
         source daq-release/.github/workflows/wf-setup-tools.sh
         input_feature_branch=${{ github.event.inputs.feature-branch }}
         # For automatically triggered workflows where feature-branch is not set, fall back to default branch
         branch=${input_feature_branch:-"develop"}
+        spack repo rm /cvmfs/dunedaq-development.opensciencegrid.org/nightly/NBU_DEV_250110_A9/spack-0.22.0/spack-repo
         daq-release/scripts/checkout-daq-package.py -i daq-release/configs/fddaq/fddaq-develop/release.yaml -a -o $DET_RELEASE_DIR/sourcecode -b $branch
         # build-release.sh will exit 111 in case of a transient connection error
         daq-release/scripts/spack/build-release.sh $BASE_RELEASE_DIR $DET_RELEASE_DIR fd $OS ${{ github.event.inputs.feature-branch }} && break