diff --git a/build-fakeyou.sh b/build-fakeyou.sh
index b38eb27d6d..01e56236b9 100755
--- a/build-fakeyou.sh
+++ b/build-fakeyou.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 set -euxo pipefail
 
 # Add the GIT SHA to the build
+# This must be done before everything else, or it will get cached with the build.
+# (This might be making the builds less performant?)
 # COMMIT_REF is defined by Netlify to be the commit SHA
 # We want a short 8 character reference.
 echo "Labelling build with short SHA..."
diff --git a/build-storyteller-home.sh b/build-storyteller-home.sh
index a9e7eb747d..d532758a47 100755
--- a/build-storyteller-home.sh
+++ b/build-storyteller-home.sh
@@ -3,13 +3,9 @@
 
 set -euxo pipefail
 
-# --ignore-engines: https://stackoverflow.com/a/59615348
-yarn build-storyteller-home --verbose --ignore-optional --ignore-engines
-
-mkdir storyteller-home
-mv packages/storyteller-home/build/ storyteller-home/build/
-
 # Add the GIT SHA to the build
+# This must be done before everything else, or it will get cached with the build.
+# (This might be making the builds less performant?)
 # COMMIT_REF is defined by Netlify to be the commit SHA
 # We want a short 8 character reference.
 echo "Labelling build with short SHA..."
@@ -18,6 +14,12 @@ find . -type f -exec sed -i "s/CURRENT_STORYTELLER_VERSION/${SHORT_SHA}/g" {} +
 # The above command won't work with Mac's version of find/sed. The following is a Mac-friendly version:
 # find . -type f -exec sed -i '' -e "s/CURRENT_STORYTELLER_VERSION/${SHORT_SHA}/g" {} + 
 
+# --ignore-engines: https://stackoverflow.com/a/59615348
+yarn build-storyteller-home --verbose --ignore-optional --ignore-engines
+
+mkdir storyteller-home
+mv packages/storyteller-home/build/ storyteller-home/build/
+
 echo "Copying redirects configuration to Netlify build dir..."
 cp _redirects storyteller-home/build/
 
diff --git a/build-storyteller-obs.sh b/build-storyteller-obs.sh
index 83caee9d47..cb5ff7d95f 100755
--- a/build-storyteller-obs.sh
+++ b/build-storyteller-obs.sh
@@ -3,13 +3,9 @@
 
 set -euxo pipefail
 
-# --ignore-engines: https://stackoverflow.com/a/59615348
-yarn build-storyteller-obs --verbose --ignore-optional --ignore-engines
-
-mkdir storyteller-obs
-mv packages/storyteller-obs/build/ storyteller-obs/build/
-
 # Add the GIT SHA to the build
+# This must be done before everything else, or it will get cached with the build.
+# (This might be making the builds less performant?)
 # COMMIT_REF is defined by Netlify to be the commit SHA
 # We want a short 8 character reference.
 echo "Labelling build with short SHA..."
@@ -18,6 +14,12 @@ find . -type f -exec sed -i "s/CURRENT_STORYTELLER_VERSION/${SHORT_SHA}/g" {} +
 # The above command won't work with Mac's version of find/sed. The following is a Mac-friendly version:
 # find . -type f -exec sed -i '' -e "s/CURRENT_STORYTELLER_VERSION/${SHORT_SHA}/g" {} + 
 
+# --ignore-engines: https://stackoverflow.com/a/59615348
+yarn build-storyteller-obs --verbose --ignore-optional --ignore-engines
+
+mkdir storyteller-obs
+mv packages/storyteller-obs/build/ storyteller-obs/build/
+
 echo "Copying redirects configuration to Netlify build dir..."
 cp _redirects storyteller-obs/build/
 
diff --git a/build-storyteller-stream.sh b/build-storyteller-stream.sh
index c917d74e48..b0b24cb6a0 100755
--- a/build-storyteller-stream.sh
+++ b/build-storyteller-stream.sh
@@ -3,13 +3,9 @@
 
 set -euxo pipefail
 
-# --ignore-engines: https://stackoverflow.com/a/59615348
-yarn build-storyteller-stream --verbose --ignore-optional --ignore-engines
-
-mkdir storyteller-stream
-mv packages/storyteller-stream/build/ storyteller-stream/build/
-
 # Add the GIT SHA to the build
+# This must be done before everything else, or it will get cached with the build.
+# (This might be making the builds less performant?)
 # COMMIT_REF is defined by Netlify to be the commit SHA
 # We want a short 8 character reference.
 echo "Labelling build with short SHA..."
@@ -18,6 +14,12 @@ find . -type f -exec sed -i "s/CURRENT_STORYTELLER_VERSION/${SHORT_SHA}/g" {} +
 # The above command won't work with Mac's version of find/sed. The following is a Mac-friendly version:
 # find . -type f -exec sed -i '' -e "s/CURRENT_STORYTELLER_VERSION/${SHORT_SHA}/g" {} + 
 
+# --ignore-engines: https://stackoverflow.com/a/59615348
+yarn build-storyteller-stream --verbose --ignore-optional --ignore-engines
+
+mkdir storyteller-stream
+mv packages/storyteller-stream/build/ storyteller-stream/build/
+
 echo "Copying redirects configuration to Netlify build dir..."
 cp _redirects storyteller-stream/build/