diff --git a/ci/run_ci.py b/ci/run_ci.py
index 0ab460fa..e2c340ee 100644
--- a/ci/run_ci.py
+++ b/ci/run_ci.py
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ def report_status(name, start_time, exit=None):
         print(f"{response_code} failed to update status {name}: {response_data}")
 
 def run_job(data):
-    subprocess.check_output(["git", "clone", must_get_env("REPO_URL")])
+    subprocess.run(["git", "clone", must_get_env("REPO_URL")])
     os.chdir(os.path.basename(must_get_env("REPO_URL")))
     subprocess.run(["git", "checkout", must_get_env("GIT_SHA")])
     
diff --git a/ci/spawn_jobs.py b/ci/spawn_jobs.py
index 839dd6f4..d504f654 100755
--- a/ci/spawn_jobs.py
+++ b/ci/spawn_jobs.py
@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@ def create_jobs():
         "all_rs": ["bin_api", "bin_dispatch"],
     }
 
+    subprocess.run(["git", "clone", must_get_env("REPO_URL")])
+    os.chdir(os.path.basename(must_get_env("REPO_URL")))
+
     now = must_get_env("GIT_SHA")
     before = must_get_env("OLD_SHA")
     changed_files = subprocess.check_output(["git", "diff", "--name-only", before, now])