diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-community-operators.yaml b/.github/workflows/publish-community-operators.yaml
index 4168d45b7..2d72e75b6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-community-operators.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-community-operators.yaml
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ jobs:
         env:
           IMAGE_TAG: ${{ env.CSV_VERSION }}
         run: |
+          make quay-login
           IMAGE_TAG=${IMAGE_TAG} make container-push
       - name: Build Digester
         run: |
@@ -74,7 +75,6 @@ jobs:
           chmod +x _out/opm
       - name: Build and Push the Index Image
         run: |
-          make quay-login
           export OPM=$(pwd)/_out/opm
           ./hack/build-index-image.sh ${{ env.CSV_VERSION }}
       - name: Run Publisher script