diff --git a/.github/workflows/functional_test_v2.yaml b/.github/workflows/functional_test_v2.yaml
index e16ffca7e3..26084b8b61 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/functional_test_v2.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/functional_test_v2.yaml
@@ -494,6 +494,7 @@ jobs:
     if: github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == github.repository
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: common setup for kind and cert-manager
         uses: ./.github/workflows/common_steps.yaml@setup-kind
       - name: helm install with operator and CRD subchart enabled
@@ -513,6 +514,7 @@ jobs:
     if: github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == github.repository
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: common setup for kind and cert-manager
         uses: ./.github/workflows/common_steps.yaml@setup-kind
       - name: install CRDs from Helm template with kubectl