diff --git a/cmd/kosli/reportEvidenceCommitJira_test.go b/cmd/kosli/reportEvidenceCommitJira_test.go
index 6c4178734..3cd17329d 100644
--- a/cmd/kosli/reportEvidenceCommitJira_test.go
+++ b/cmd/kosli/reportEvidenceCommitJira_test.go
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ func (suite *CommitEvidenceJiraCommandTestSuite) TearDownSuite() {
 
 type jiraTestsAdditionalConfig struct {
 	commitMessage string
+	branchName    string
 }
 
 func (suite *CommitEvidenceJiraCommandTestSuite) TestCommitEvidenceJiraCommandCmd() {
@@ -163,6 +164,10 @@ func (suite *CommitEvidenceJiraCommandTestSuite) TestCommitEvidenceJiraCommandCm
 	}
 	for _, test := range tests {
 		if test.additionalConfig != nil {
+			branchName := test.additionalConfig.(jiraTestsAdditionalConfig).branchName
+			if branchName != "" {
+				testHelpers.CheckoutNewBranch(suite.workTree, branchName)
+			}
 			msg := test.additionalConfig.(jiraTestsAdditionalConfig).commitMessage
 			commitSha, err := testHelpers.CommitToRepo(suite.workTree, suite.fs, msg)
 			require.NoError(suite.T(), err)
diff --git a/internal/testHelpers/testHelpers.go b/internal/testHelpers/testHelpers.go
index 1e5224dec..3737f4c26 100644
--- a/internal/testHelpers/testHelpers.go
+++ b/internal/testHelpers/testHelpers.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package testHelpers
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"github.com/go-git/go-git/v5/plumbing"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"testing"
@@ -77,3 +78,10 @@ func CommitToRepo(w *git.Worktree, fs billy.Filesystem, commitMessage string) (s
 
 	return hash.String(), nil
 }
+
+func CheckoutNewBranch(w *git.Worktree, branchName string) error {
+	return w.Checkout(&git.CheckoutOptions{
+		Create: true,
+		Branch: plumbing.ReferenceName(branchName),
+	})
+}