diff --git a/.github/workflows/bump-k8s.yml b/.github/workflows/bump-k8s.yml
index 5f62739dd..81769243f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/bump-k8s.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/bump-k8s.yml
@@ -39,13 +39,14 @@ jobs:
         id: exist
         run: |
           LATEST_VERSION=$(go list -m -versions -json "k8s.io/api" | jq -r '.Versions[-1]')
-          HEAD_BRANCH="github-actions/auto-bump/k8s-dependencies-$LATEST_VERSION"
-          echo "exist=$(gh repo view cloud-provider-vsphere --json branch --jq ".branches[].name | select(. == \"$HEAD_BRANCH\"))" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          HEAD_BRANCH="topic/github-actions/auto-bump/k8s-dependencies-$LATEST_VERSION"
+          echo "head_branch=$HEAD_BRANCH" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "exist=$(git ls-remote --exit-code origin refs/heads/$HEAD_BRANCH)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
       - name: Create PR
         if: steps.changes.outputs.changes && steps.exist.outputs.exist
         run: |
-          HEAD_BRANCH="github-actions/auto-bump/k8s-dependencies-$(date +'%Y%m%d%H%M%S')"
+          HEAD_BRANCH=${{ steps.exist.outputs.head_branch }}
           git checkout -b "$HEAD_BRANCH"
           git add go.mod go.sum
           git commit -sm "Bump Kubernetes group dependencies updates"