diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/autoupdate.yml b/.gitea/workflows/autoupdate.yml
index a484c974..4d07198e 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/autoupdate.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/autoupdate.yml
@@ -89,6 +89,18 @@ jobs:
                 grep -q ${{ github.ref_name }} &&
                 exit 1 ||
                 exit 0
+            - name: close other bump requests
+              run: |
+                for i in $(tea pr -o simple | grep "Automatic Nixpkgs update" | awk '{print $1}')
+                do
+                  if [ "$i" = "" ]
+                  then
+                    echo "No bumps to close"
+                    exit 0
+                  else
+                    tea pr close $i
+                  fi
+                done
             - name: Force push branch
               run: git push --force -u origin nixpkgs_bump_$(date +%Y%m%d)
             - name: Create pull request
@@ -102,18 +114,6 @@ jobs:
                 -L "bump"
                 -t "$COMMIT_MSG"
                 -d "$COMMIT_DESC"
-            - name: close other bump requests
-              run: |
-                for i in $(tea pr -o simple | grep "Automatic Nixpkgs update" | awk '{print $1}')
-                do
-                  if [ "$i" = "" ]
-                  then
-                    echo "No bumps to close"
-                    exit 0
-                  else
-                    tea pr close $i
-                  fi
-                done
             - name: Skip pull request
               if: steps.no-pr.outcome == 'failure'
               shell: bash