diff --git a/.github/workflows/push-node-status-api.yaml b/.github/workflows/push-node-status-api.yaml
index 75e49ac0ce..e5715ed692 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/push-node-status-api.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/push-node-status-api.yaml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: New env vars
         run: echo "RELEASE_TAG='$RELEASE_TAG' GIT_TAG='$GIT_TAG' IMAGE_NAME_AND_TAGS='$IMAGE_NAME_AND_TAGS'"        
 
-      - name: Remove existing tag if exists
+      - name: Remove existing tag if exists, then create
         run: |
           if git rev-parse "$GIT_TAG" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
             echo "Tag '$GIT_TAG' already exists, deleting"
@@ -58,14 +58,12 @@ jobs:
             git tag -d "$GIT_TAG"
             echo "Tag '$GIT_TAG' deleted"
           else
-            echo "Tag '$GIT_TAG' does not exist. Nothing to do."
+            echo "Tag '$GIT_TAG' does not exist, creating it"
+            git tag -a $GIT_TAG -m "Version ${{ steps.get_version.outputs.result }}"
+            git push origin $GIT_TAG
+            echo "Tag '$GIT_TAG' created"
           fi
 
-      - name: Create tag
-        run: |
-          git tag -a $GIT_TAG -m "Version ${{ steps.get_version.outputs.result }}"
-          git push origin $GIT_TAG
-
       - name: BuildAndPushImageOnHarbor
         run: |
           docker build -f ${{ env.WORKING_DIRECTORY }}/Dockerfile . -t harbor.nymte.ch/nym/${{ env.IMAGE_NAME_AND_TAGS }} -t harbor.nymte.ch/nym/${{ env.CONTAINER_NAME }}:latest