diff --git a/EESSI-pilot-install-software.sh b/EESSI-pilot-install-software.sh
index e90e6f8f40..9dae9f2ae7 100755
--- a/EESSI-pilot-install-software.sh
+++ b/EESSI-pilot-install-software.sh
@@ -201,6 +201,8 @@ for easystack_file in $(cat ${pr_diff} | grep '^+++' | cut -f2 -d' ' | sed 's@^[
     ${EB} --show-config
 
     echo_green "All set, let's start installing some software with EasyBuild v${eb_version} in ${EASYBUILD_INSTALLPATH}..."
+    
+    ${EB}  ${TOPDIR}/file-5.43-GCCcore-11.3.0.eb --robot
 
     if [ -f ${easystack_file} ]; then
         echo_green "Feeding easystack file ${easystack_file} to EasyBuild..."
@@ -226,7 +228,7 @@ for easystack_file in $(cat ${pr_diff} | grep '^+++' | cut -f2 -d' ' | sed 's@^[
 done
 
 ### add packages here
-${EB}  ${TOPDIR}/file-5.43-GCCcore-11.3.0.eb --robot
+
 
 echo ">> Creating/updating Lmod cache..."
 export LMOD_RC="${EASYBUILD_INSTALLPATH}/.lmod/lmodrc.lua"