diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/home-assistant-deploy.yml b/.gitea/workflows/home-assistant-deploy.yml
index cbd505e..6d71764 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/home-assistant-deploy.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/home-assistant-deploy.yml
@@ -75,9 +75,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Home Assistant + requirements
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-          pip install homeassistant==2025.8.3
           curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/home-assistant/core/2025.8.3/requirements_all.txt -o requirements_all.txt
           pip install -r requirements_all.txt
+          pip install homeassistant==2025.8.3
       - name: Run Home Assistant config check
         run: |
           hass --config ansible/configs/homeassistant --script check_config | tee ha-check.log