diff --git a/.github/workflows/apps.release.yaml b/.github/workflows/apps.release.yaml
index 83987d7c41a..c519b6851ff 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/apps.release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/apps.release.yaml
@@ -27,10 +27,6 @@ jobs:
           repository: truecharts/catalog
           token: ${{ secrets.BOT_TOKEN }}
           path: catalog
-      - name: Configure Git
-        run: |
-          git config user.name "TrueCharts-Bot"
-          git config user.email "bot@truecharts.org"
       - name: Remove if release already exists
         run: |
           for chart in master/test/*; do
@@ -58,6 +54,8 @@ jobs:
           done
       - name: Commit and Push new App releases
         run: |
+          git config user.name "TrueCharts-Bot"
+          git config user.email "bot@truecharts.org"
           cd catalog
           git add --all
           git commit -sm "Commit new App releases for TrueCharts" || exit 0