diff --git a/Jenkinsfile b/Jenkinsfile
index 060115349..4adaf1a8e 100644
--- a/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/Jenkinsfile
@@ -13,6 +13,23 @@ pipeline {
     pollSCM 'H/15 * * * *'
   }
   stages {
+    stage('Prepare') {
+      agent {
+        label 'ubuntu'
+      }
+      stages {
+        stage('Clean Up') {
+          steps {
+            cleanWs deleteDirs: true, patterns: [[pattern: '**/target/**', type: 'INCLUDE']]
+          }
+        }
+        stage('Checkout') {
+          steps {
+            checkout scm
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
     stage('JDK 11') {
       agent {
         label 'ubuntu'
@@ -25,11 +42,6 @@ pipeline {
         MAVEN_OPTS = "-Xmx1024m"
       }
       stages {
-        stage('Clean Up') {
-          steps {
-            cleanWs deleteDirs: true, patterns: [[pattern: '**/target/**', type: 'INCLUDE']]
-          }
-        }
         stage('Build') {
           steps {
             sh 'mvn -B package -DskipTests -DskipAssembly'