diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-cice.yml b/.github/workflows/test-cice.yml
index 019f8038f..e83520fa1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-cice.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-cice.yml
@@ -156,17 +156,17 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           cd $HOME/cice
           ./cice.setup -m conda -e ${{ matrix.envdef }} --suite travis_suite --testid ${{ matrix.os }}
+      - name: get logs
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          name: logs
+          path: $HOME/cice/testsuite.${{ matrix.os }}/*/logs/cice.runlog.*
       - name: write output
         run: |
           cd $HOME/cice
           ./.github/workflows/write_logfiles.csh
           cd testsuite.${{ matrix.os }}
           ./results.csh
-      - name: get logs
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
-        with:
-          name: logs
-          path: $HOME/cice/testsuite.${{ matrix.os }}/*/logs/cice.runlog.*
       - name: successful run
         if: ${{ success() }}
         run: |