diff --git a/pipeline/rebuild.py b/pipeline/rebuild.py
index ba6f9a2..ed99f26 100644
--- a/pipeline/rebuild.py
+++ b/pipeline/rebuild.py
@@ -360,10 +360,10 @@ def rebuild_from_source(source_dir, pkg_name, output_dir, version="0.0.0",
     Falls back to stub wheel generation for unknown packages.
     """
     if pkg_name == "numpy":
-        return build_numpy_wheel(version=version, output_dir=output_dir)
         # Use default numpy version if no real version detected (e.g. git clone failed)
         if version == "0.0.0":
             version = "1.26.4"
+        return build_numpy_wheel(version=version, output_dir=output_dir)
     return _stub_wheel(source_dir, pkg_name, output_dir, version, target_os, arch)