diff --git a/.github/workflows/desktop-build.yml b/.github/workflows/desktop-build.yml
index da3240dc..8a208a6a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/desktop-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/desktop-build.yml
@@ -885,6 +885,9 @@ jobs:
     name: Audit Linux Preview asset
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
+      - name: Check out source
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+
       - name: Download Linux release assets
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
diff --git a/scripts/desktop-build-workflow.test.mjs b/scripts/desktop-build-workflow.test.mjs
index ab2bdba9..ff3cf5be 100644
--- a/scripts/desktop-build-workflow.test.mjs
+++ b/scripts/desktop-build-workflow.test.mjs
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ describe("desktop release workflow", () => {
       workflow.indexOf("name: Linux x64 AppImage Preview"),
       workflow.indexOf("name: Audit Linux Preview asset"),
     );
+    const linuxAuditJob = workflow.slice(workflow.indexOf("name: Audit Linux Preview asset"));
     expect(workflow).toContain("name: Linux x64 AppImage Preview");
     expect(workflow).toContain("runs-on: ubuntu-22.04");
     expect(linuxJob).toContain("name: Install AppImage runtime dependencies");
@@ -159,6 +160,9 @@ describe("desktop release workflow", () => {
     expect(step("Build Linux automatic update predecessor")).toContain('gh release download "$PREVIOUS_TAG"');
     expect(step("Build Linux automatic update predecessor")).toContain("EdgeEver-linux-update-source.AppImage");
     expect(workflow).toContain("name: Audit Linux Preview asset");
+    expect(linuxAuditJob).toContain("name: Check out source");
+    expect(linuxAuditJob).toContain("uses: actions/checkout@v5");
+    expect(linuxAuditJob).toContain("node scripts/verify-linux-update-release.mjs release/desktop");
     expect(workflow).toContain("needs: [release-plan, desktop, windows, linux]");
     expect(desktopPackageVerifier).toContain("verifyGlibcBaseline(sidecar)");
   });