diff --git a/Jenkinsfile b/Jenkinsfile
index 75f0eeb..4ce938a 100644
--- a/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/Jenkinsfile
@@ -75,12 +75,14 @@
 
         stage('Checkout Branch') {
             steps{
-                def now = new Date()
-                def timestamp = now.format("yyMMdd.HHmm", TimeZone.getTimeZone('UTC'))
-                def branch = timestamp+"-automatedSLOGeneration"
-                dir("/opt/workspace/coco_terraform_config/") {
-                        sh 'git checkout -b "${branch}"'
+                step {
+                    def now = new Date()
+                    def timestamp = now.format("yyMMdd.HHmm", TimeZone.getTimeZone('UTC'))
+                    def branch = timestamp+"-automatedSLOGeneration"
+                    dir("/opt/workspace/coco_terraform_config/") {
+                            sh 'git checkout -b "${branch}"'
                     } 
+                }
             }
         }