diff --git a/scripts/go-workspace/update-workspace.sh b/scripts/go-workspace/update-workspace.sh
index d233b815c4c..4dc293495ef 100755
--- a/scripts/go-workspace/update-workspace.sh
+++ b/scripts/go-workspace/update-workspace.sh
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@ set -o pipefail
 
 REPO_ROOT=$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/../..
 
+pushd "${REPO_ROOT}"
+echo "running go work sync"
+go work sync
+popd
+
 for mod in $(go run scripts/go-workspace/main.go list-submodules --path "${REPO_ROOT}/go.work"); do
     pushd "${mod}"
     echo "Running go mod tidy in ${mod}"
@@ -16,6 +21,4 @@ done
 pushd "${REPO_ROOT}"
 echo "running go mod download"
 go mod download
-
-echo "running go work sync"
-go work sync
+popd
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