diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 55f826187018..5bd44d2115fe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -88,10 +88,6 @@ jobs:
       # Checks-out your repository under $GITHUB_WORKSPACE, so your job can access it
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: dorny/paths-filter@v2
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
-        with:
-          # Semantic version range syntax or exact version of a Python version
-          python-version: '3.x'
         id: filter
         with:
           filters: |
@@ -99,6 +95,9 @@ jobs:
              - 'bin/utils/**' 
             workflow:
              - '.github/workflows/**'  
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.x'
       - name: Run the request checking script on local mcm requests
         #shell: python
         if: steps.filter.outputs.bin == 'true' || steps.filter.outputs.workflow == 'true'