diff --git a/.github/workflows/acceptance-tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/acceptance-tests.yaml
index 3d015383c..9633fb46f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/acceptance-tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/acceptance-tests.yaml
@@ -43,12 +43,13 @@ jobs:
           - webhosting
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
+      # Checkout should always be before setup-go to ensure caching is working
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Install Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
           go-version: 1.22
-      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Run Acceptance Tests
         run: go test -v ./internal/services/${{ matrix.products }} -timeout=2h
         env:
@@ -66,12 +67,13 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
+      # Checkout should always be before setup-go to ensure caching is working
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Install Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
           go-version: 1.22
-      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Run scwconfig tests
         run: go test -v ./internal/services/scwconfig -timeout=2m
         env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/coverage.yml b/.github/workflows/coverage.yml
index 66c7bd45b..7d6f9c079 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/coverage.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/coverage.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
+      # Checkout should always be before setup-go to ensure caching is working
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/documentation.yml b/.github/workflows/documentation.yml
index 207190db0..75a04a847 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/documentation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/documentation.yml
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ jobs:
   misspell:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
+      # Checkout should always be before setup-go to ensure caching is working
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly.yml b/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
index 2a1aca685..c20e9adf9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
@@ -44,12 +44,13 @@ jobs:
           - webhosting
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
+      # Checkout should always be before setup-go to ensure caching is working
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Install Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
           go-version: 1.22
-      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Run Acceptance Tests
         run: go test -v ./internal/services/${{ matrix.products }} -timeout=4h
         env:
@@ -92,12 +93,13 @@ jobs:
     needs: nightly
     if: always()
     steps:
+      # Checkout should always be before setup-go to ensure caching is working
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Install Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
           go-version: 1.22
-      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Run sweepers
         run: make sweep
         env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 995dd989c..31ac5be6d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ jobs:
   goreleaser:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
+      # Checkout should always be before setup-go to ensure caching is working
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tfproviderlint.yml b/.github/workflows/tfproviderlint.yml
index 0731a6729..0f36a4500 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tfproviderlint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tfproviderlint.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ jobs:
   tfproviderlint:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
+      # Checkout should always be before setup-go to ensure caching is working
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ jobs:
   tfproviderdocs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
+      # Checkout should always be before setup-go to ensure caching is working
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yaml
index 6c85210c4..8897fb51f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yaml
@@ -12,14 +12,15 @@ jobs:
         platform: [ubuntu-latest]
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.platform }}
     steps:
-    - name: Install Go
-      uses: actions/setup-go@v5
-      with:
-        go-version: ${{ matrix.go-version }}
+    # Checkout should always be before setup-go to ensure caching is working
     - name: Checkout
       uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
         fetch-depth: 1
+    - name: Install Go
+      uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+      with:
+        go-version: ${{ matrix.go-version }}
     - name: Build binaries
       run: make build
     - name: Run unit tests