diff --git a/bin/deploy-insiders b/bin/deploy-insiders
index 9a03fdd45..b0d140243 100755
--- a/bin/deploy-insiders
+++ b/bin/deploy-insiders
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@ if [ -z "$GITHUB_TOKEN" ]; then
     export GITHUB_TOKEN
 fi
 
-echo $GITHUB_TOKEN | docker login ghcr.io -u USERNAME --password-stdin
-
 if ! [ -z "$1" ]; then
     export KARRIO_TAG=$1
 else
@@ -142,6 +140,9 @@ sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/docker-compose
 # enable docker without sudo
 sudo usermod -aG docker "${USER}" || true
 
+# login to docker private registry
+echo $GITHUB_TOKEN | docker login ghcr.io -u USERNAME --password-stdin
+
 # start up the stack
 echo "Configuring Docker Compose...."
 rm -f docker-compose.yml