diff --git a/release.sh b/release.sh
index 65f443f..e7947e3 100755
--- a/release.sh
+++ b/release.sh
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ cd artifacts
 
 set +e
 
+OWNER="${GITHUB_REPOSITORY_OWNER:-"VSCodium"}"
+REPO_NAME="${GITHUB_REPOSITORY:(${#OWNER}+1)}"
+REPOSITORY="${REPO_NAME:-"vscodium"}"
+
 for FILE in *
 do
   if [[ -f "${FILE}" ]] && [[ "${FILE}" != *.sha1 ]] && [[ "${FILE}" != *.sha256 ]]; then
@@ -27,10 +31,6 @@ do
     EXIT_STATUS=$?
     echo "exit: $EXIT_STATUS"
 
-    OWNER="${GITHUB_REPOSITORY_OWNER:-"VSCodium"}"
-    REPO_NAME=${GITHUB_REPOSITORY:(${#OWNER}+1)}
-    REPOSITORY="${REPO_NAME:-"vscodium"}"
-    
     if (( $EXIT_STATUS )); then
       for (( i=0; i<10; i++ ))
       do