diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 77c6f3f..5feff10 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -89,6 +89,18 @@ runs:
             ;;
         esac
 
+        echo "::group::Authenticating with service account and triggering operation"
+
+        STACKIT_ACCESS_TOKEN="$(stackit auth activate-service-account --only-print-access-token)"
+        export STACKIT_ACCESS_TOKEN
+
+        STACKIT_PROJECT_ID="$INPUT_PROJECT_ID"
+        export STACKIT_PROJECT_ID
+
+        stackit curl --fail -X POST "https://ske.api.stackit.cloud/v2/projects/$INPUT_PROJECT_ID/regions/$INPUT_REGION/clusters/$INPUT_CLUSTER_NAME/$ENDPOINT"
+
+        echo "::endgroup::"
+
         CURRENT_STATUS="$(stackit ske cluster describe "$INPUT_CLUSTER_NAME" -ojson | jq -r '.status.aggregated')"
 
         if [ "$CURRENT_STATUS" != "$INITIAL_STATUS" ]; then
@@ -101,16 +113,6 @@ runs:
           exit 1
         fi
 
-        echo "::group::Authenticating with service account and triggering operation"
-
-        STACKIT_ACCESS_TOKEN="$(stackit auth activate-service-account --only-print-access-token)"
-        export STACKIT_ACCESS_TOKEN
-
-        stackit config set --project-id "$INPUT_PROJECT_ID"
-        stackit curl --fail -X POST "https://ske.api.stackit.cloud/v2/projects/$INPUT_PROJECT_ID/regions/$INPUT_REGION/clusters/$INPUT_CLUSTER_NAME/$ENDPOINT"
-
-        echo "::endgroup::"
-
         if [ "$WAIT" != "true" ]; then
           echo "Operation triggered. No wait requested, exiting."
           exit 0