diff --git a/.github/workflows/TestCITools.yml b/.github/workflows/TestCITools.yml
index fe92a7f..6a243fb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/TestCITools.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/TestCITools.yml
@@ -64,4 +64,9 @@ jobs:
 
   code-quality-check:
     name: Code quality check
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/_extension_code_quality.yml
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+    uses: ./.github/workflows/_extension_code_quality.yml
+    with:
+      extension_name: quack
+      override_repository: duckdb/extension-template
+      override_ci_tools_repository: ${{ github.repository }}
+      ci_tools_version: ${{ github.sha }}
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/_extension_code_quality.yml b/.github/workflows/_extension_code_quality.yml
index 7e99fc2..9d956b1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_extension_code_quality.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_extension_code_quality.yml
@@ -19,9 +19,18 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        name: Checkout current repository
+        if: ${{inputs.override_repository == ''}}
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
-          submodules: recursive
+          submodules: 'true'
+
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        name: Checkout Extension CI tools
+        with:
+          path: 'extension-ci-tools'
+          ref: ${{ inputs.ci_tools_version }}
+          repository: ${{ inputs.override_ci_tools_repository }}
 
       - name: Install
         shell: bash