diff --git a/.github/workflows/aws_deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/aws_deploy.yml
index 43bce9bfc..bd258ce8e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/aws_deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/aws_deploy.yml
@@ -135,12 +135,6 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           aws ecs describe-task-definition --task-definition $app_task_definition --query taskDefinition > app-task-definition.json
 
-      - name: Download sidekiq service task definition
-        env:
-          app_task_definition: ${{ inputs.aws_resource_prefix }}-sidekiq
-        run: |
-          aws ecs describe-task-definition --task-definition $app_task_definition --query taskDefinition > sidekiq-task-definition.json
-
       - name: Update app image ID
         id: app-task-def
         uses: aws-actions/amazon-ecs-render-task-definition@v1
@@ -149,14 +143,6 @@ jobs:
           container-name: app
           image: ${{ env.image }}
 
-      - name: Update sidekiq image ID
-        id: sidekiq-task-def
-        uses: aws-actions/amazon-ecs-render-task-definition@v1
-        with:
-          task-definition: sidekiq-task-definition.json
-          container-name: sidekiq
-          image: ${{ env.image }}
-
       - name: Deploy updated application
         uses: aws-actions/amazon-ecs-deploy-task-definition@v1
         with:
@@ -165,6 +151,20 @@ jobs:
           task-definition: ${{ steps.app-task-def.outputs.task-definition }}
           wait-for-service-stability: true
 
+      - name: Download sidekiq service task definition
+        env:
+          sidekiq_task_definition: ${{ inputs.aws_resource_prefix }}-sidekiq
+        run: |
+          aws ecs describe-task-definition --task-definition $sidekiq_task_definition --query taskDefinition > sidekiq-task-definition.json
+
+      - name: Update sidekiq image ID
+        id: sidekiq-task-def
+        uses: aws-actions/amazon-ecs-render-task-definition@v1
+        with:
+          task-definition: sidekiq-task-definition.json
+          container-name: sidekiq
+          image: ${{ env.image }}
+
       - name: Deploy updated sidekiq
         uses: aws-actions/amazon-ecs-deploy-task-definition@v1
         with: