diff --git a/lgsm/modules/core_steamcmd.sh b/lgsm/modules/core_steamcmd.sh
index b2b58d08f..1b8724d12 100644
--- a/lgsm/modules/core_steamcmd.sh
+++ b/lgsm/modules/core_steamcmd.sh
@@ -178,10 +178,10 @@ fn_update_steamcmd_remotebuild() {
 		branch="public"
 	fi
 
+
+	# added as was failing GitHub Actions test. Running SteamCMD twice seems to fix it.
+	${steamcmdcommand} +login "${steamuser}" "${steampass}" +app_info_update 1 +quit 2> /dev/null
 	# password for branch not needed to check the buildid
-	echo "TEST"
-	${steamcmdcommand} +login "${steamuser}" "${steampass}" +app_info_update 1 +quit
-	echo "TEST"
 	remotebuildversion=$(${steamcmdcommand} +login "${steamuser}" "${steampass}" +app_info_update 1 +app_info_print "${appid}" +quit | sed -e '/"branches"/,/^}/!d' | sed -n "/\"${branch}\"/,/}/p" | grep -m 1 buildid | tr -cd '[:digit:]')
 
 	if [ "${firstcommandname}" != "INSTALL" ]; then