diff --git a/src/main/java/com/amashchenko/maven/plugin/gitflow/GitFlowReleaseFinishMojo.java b/src/main/java/com/amashchenko/maven/plugin/gitflow/GitFlowReleaseFinishMojo.java
index ee57abb7..224df69d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/amashchenko/maven/plugin/gitflow/GitFlowReleaseFinishMojo.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/amashchenko/maven/plugin/gitflow/GitFlowReleaseFinishMojo.java
@@ -207,10 +207,10 @@ public void execute() throws MojoExecutionException, MojoFailureException {
                 }
             }
 
-            if (!skipTestProject) {
-                // git checkout release/...
-                gitCheckout(releaseBranch);
+            // git checkout release/...
+            gitCheckout(releaseBranch);
 
+            if (!skipTestProject) {
                 // mvn clean test
                 mvnCleanTest();
             }