diff --git a/.github/workflows/shared_meterpreter_acceptance.yml b/.github/workflows/shared_meterpreter_acceptance.yml
index 6a1513755a..f863330f6e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/shared_meterpreter_acceptance.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/shared_meterpreter_acceptance.yml
@@ -308,7 +308,10 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        if: always()
+        with:
+          repository: rapid7/metasploit-framework
+          path: metasploit-framework
+          ref: ${{ env.metasploitFrameworkCommit }}
 
       - name: Install system dependencies (Linux)
         if: always()
@@ -323,6 +326,7 @@ jobs:
           ruby-version: '3.3'
           bundler-cache: true
           cache-version: 5
+          working-directory: metasploit-framework
 
       - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         id: raw_report_data
@@ -344,6 +348,7 @@ jobs:
 
           find ${{steps.raw_report_data.outputs.download-path}}
           bundle exec ruby tools/dev/report_generation/support_matrix/generate.rb --allure-data ${{steps.raw_report_data.outputs.download-path}} > ./allure-report/support_matrix.html
+        working-directory: metasploit-framework
 
       - name: archive results
         if: always()