diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index 2129016d5..cfd5fc71f 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ matrix:
       TASK: test
 
 install:
+  - ECHO APPVEYOR_REPO_BRANCH is '%APPVEYOR_REPO_BRANCH%'
+  - ECHO APPVEYOR_PULL_REQUEST_NUMBER is '%APPVEYOR_PULL_REQUEST_NUMBER%'
   - IF NOT EXIST %TEST_JUNIT_XML_ROOT% MKDIR %TEST_JUNIT_XML_ROOT%
   - SET PATH=C:\Program Files\Atom\resources\cli;%PATH%
   - ps: Install-Product node $env:NODE_VERSION $env:PLATFORM
@@ -41,8 +43,6 @@ build_script:
   - CD %APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER%
   - IF NOT EXIST C:\tmp MKDIR C:\tmp
   - SET SQUIRREL_TEMP=C:\tmp
-  - ECHO APPVEYOR_REPO_BRANCH is '%APPVEYOR_REPO_BRANCH'
-  - ECHO APPVEYOR_PULL_REQUEST_NUMBER is '%APPVEYOR_PULL_REQUEST_NUMBER%'
   - IF [%TASK%]==[installer] (
       IF [%APPVEYOR_REPO_BRANCH:~-9%]==[-releases] (
         ECHO Building on release branch - Creating production artifacts &&