diff --git a/.travis-test-riot.sh b/.travis-test-riot.sh
index c0cd911f08..4296c72e6c 100755
--- a/.travis-test-riot.sh
+++ b/.travis-test-riot.sh
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ echo "Determined branch to be $curbranch"
 git clone https://github.com/vector-im/riot-web.git \
     "$RIOT_WEB_DIR"
 
-git checkout "$curbranch" || git checkout develop
-
 cd "$RIOT_WEB_DIR"
 
+git checkout "$curbranch" || git checkout develop
+
 mkdir node_modules
 npm install