diff --git a/.github/workflows/github-actions-update-rules.yml b/.github/workflows/github-actions-update-rules.yml
index ed7f3cec25..c1f89b4884 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/github-actions-update-rules.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/github-actions-update-rules.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,11 @@ jobs:
         with:
           submodules: recursive
           fetch-depth: 0
-          ref: ${{ github.event.client_payload.branch }}
+      - name: Git prep
+        run: |
+          git config --add remote.origin.fetch "+refs/pull/*/head:refs/remotes/origin/pr/*"
+          git fetch
+          git checkout ${{ github.event.client_payload.branch }}
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
           python-version: "3.10"