diff --git a/.github/workflows/github-actions.yaml b/.github/workflows/github-actions.yaml
index 73fdf03d..1612c6db 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/github-actions.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/github-actions.yaml
@@ -11,9 +11,11 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - run: echo "🎉 The job was automatically triggered by a ${{ github.event_name }} event."
       - run: echo "🐧 This job is now running on a ${{ runner.os }} server hosted by GitHub!"
-      - run: echo "🔎 The name of your branch is ${{ github.ref }} and your repository is ${{ github.repository }}."
+      - run: echo "🔎 The name of your branch is ${{ github.head_ref || github.ref }} and your repository is ${{ github.repository }}."
       - name: Check out repository code
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ github.head_ref || github.ref }}
       - uses: actions/setup-java@v3
         with:
           distribution: temurin