diff --git a/jenkins/ci-pipelines/ci_stage_3.groovy b/jenkins/ci-pipelines/ci_stage_3.groovy
index c203313..2fb7434 100644
--- a/jenkins/ci-pipelines/ci_stage_3.groovy
+++ b/jenkins/ci-pipelines/ci_stage_3.groovy
@@ -433,6 +433,28 @@
                 } // stage("Spawn Remote VM")
 
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// Checks before installation
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+                stage('Checks before installation') {
+                    remote = [
+                        name: containerName,
+                        host: IP_ADDRESS,
+                        user: 'ubuntu',
+                        identityFile: SSH_KEY,
+                        allowAnyHosts: true,
+                        logLevel: 'INFO',
+                        pty: true
+                    ]
+
+                    // Force time sync to avoid clock drift and invalid certificates
+                    sshCommand remote: remote, command: 'sudo apt-get update'
+                    sshCommand remote: remote, command: 'sudo apt-get install -y ntp'
+                    sshCommand remote: remote, command: 'sudo service ntp stop'
+                    sshCommand remote: remote, command: 'sudo ntpd -gq'
+                    sshCommand remote: remote, command: 'sudo service ntp start'
+
+                 } // stage("Checks before installation")
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // Installation
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
                 stage('Install') {
@@ -469,15 +491,6 @@
                         pty: true
                     ]
 
-                    // Force time sync to avoid clock drift and invalid certificates
-                    sshCommand remote: remote, command: '''
-                        sudo apt update
-                        sudo apt install -y ntp
-                        sudo service ntp stop
-                        sudo ntpd -gq
-                        sudo service ntp start
-                    '''
-
                     sshCommand remote: remote, command: '''
                         wget https://osm-download.etsi.org/ftp/osm-11.0-eleven/install_osm.sh
                         chmod +x ./install_osm.sh