diff --git a/src/Runner.Worker/Handlers/CompositeActionHandler.cs b/src/Runner.Worker/Handlers/CompositeActionHandler.cs
index 97ff85982..0bdda842c 100644
--- a/src/Runner.Worker/Handlers/CompositeActionHandler.cs
+++ b/src/Runner.Worker/Handlers/CompositeActionHandler.cs
@@ -71,6 +71,10 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Worker.Handlers
                 compositeGitHubContext[pair.Key] = pair.Value;
             }
 
+            // Download all data
+            var actionManager = HostContext.GetService<IActionManager>();
+            await actionManager.PrepareActionsAsync(ExecutionContext, actionSteps);
+
             foreach (Pipelines.ActionStep actionStep in actionSteps)
             {
                 var actionRunner = HostContext.CreateService<IActionRunner>();
@@ -158,6 +162,7 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Worker.Handlers
         {
             ArgUtil.NotNull(compositeSteps, nameof(compositeSteps));
 
+
             // The parent StepsRunner of the whole Composite Action Step handles the cancellation stuff already. 
             foreach (IStep step in compositeSteps)
             {