diff --git a/scripts/safari-build.ps1 b/scripts/safari-build.ps1
index afd68fd5..616db5ec 100644
--- a/scripts/safari-build.ps1
+++ b/scripts/safari-build.ps1
@@ -29,11 +29,16 @@ if(-not $skipcheckout) {
     Remove-Item -Recurse -Force $distSafariDir
   }
   New-Item $distSafariDir -ItemType Directory -ea 0
-  cd $distSafariDir
-  git clone git@github.com:bitwarden/browser.git
-  cd browser
 }
 
+cd $distSafariDir
+
+if(-not $skipcheckout) {
+  git clone git@github.com:bitwarden/browser.git
+}
+
+cd browser
+
 if (-not ([string]::IsNullOrEmpty($version))) {
   $tag = "v" + $version
   git checkout tags/$tag