diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 990004d..bad616c 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -22,4 +22,5 @@ workflows:
           repo: GEOSldas
           checkout_fixture: true
           mepodevelop: false
+          checkout_if_exists: false
           persist_workspace: false # Needs to be true to run fv3/gcm experiment, costs extra