diff --git a/lib/init-action-post.js b/lib/init-action-post.js
index f06bc514a..aa88e1627 100644
--- a/lib/init-action-post.js
+++ b/lib/init-action-post.js
@@ -132921,6 +132921,7 @@ async function testCancellationDetection() {
       );
       return;
     }
+    await new Promise((resolve8) => setTimeout(resolve8, 15e3));
     const checkRunId = parseInt(checkRunIdInput, 10);
     logger.info(
       `[Cancellation Test] Querying jobs API for run ${runId}, attempt ${attemptNumber}, check_run_id ${checkRunId}`
@@ -132971,8 +132972,8 @@ async function run2(startedAt) {
   let uploadFailedSarifResult;
   let dependencyCachingUsage;
   try {
-    await testCancellationDetection();
     restoreInputs();
+    await testCancellationDetection();
     const gitHubVersion = await getGitHubVersion();
     checkGitHubVersionInRange(gitHubVersion, logger);
     const repositoryNwo = getRepositoryNwo();
diff --git a/src/init-action-post.ts b/src/init-action-post.ts
index d6b81aef3..cd7401e19 100644
--- a/src/init-action-post.ts
+++ b/src/init-action-post.ts
@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@ async function testCancellationDetection(): Promise<void> {
       return;
     }
 
+    // Wait 15 seconds to ensure that the API has caught up with the job status
+    await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 15000));
+
     const checkRunId = parseInt(checkRunIdInput, 10);
     logger.info(
       `[Cancellation Test] Querying jobs API for run ${runId}, attempt ${attemptNumber}, check_run_id ${checkRunId}`,
@@ -127,12 +130,12 @@ async function run(startedAt: Date) {
     | undefined;
   let dependencyCachingUsage: DependencyCachingUsageReport | undefined;
   try {
-    // TEMPORARY: Test cancellation detection via API
-    await testCancellationDetection();
-
     // Restore inputs from `init` Action.
     restoreInputs();
 
+    // TEMPORARY: Test cancellation detection via API
+    await testCancellationDetection();
+
     const gitHubVersion = await getGitHubVersion();
     checkGitHubVersionInRange(gitHubVersion, logger);