diff --git a/tools/push.sh b/tools/push.sh
index 155568e6d..b2c96532c 100755
--- a/tools/push.sh
+++ b/tools/push.sh
@@ -55,13 +55,9 @@ echo
 
 for commit_hash in $commits_to_push
 do
-  echo " > Testing $commit_hash"
-  echo -n " > "
-  git log  --pretty=format:"%H %s" | grep $commit_hash | grep -o " .*"
-  echo
-
   git checkout $commit_hash >&/dev/null
   status_code=$?
+
   if [ $status_code -ne 0 ]
   then
     echo "git checkout $commit_hash failed"
@@ -69,6 +65,11 @@ do
     exit 1
   fi
 
+  echo " > Testing $commit_hash"
+  echo -n " > "
+  git log  --pretty=format:"%H %s" | grep $commit_hash | grep -o " .*"
+  echo
+
   make -j precommit 2>&1
   status_code=$?
   if [ $status_code -ne 0 ]