diff --git a/.github/workflows/holochain-update.yaml b/.github/workflows/holochain-update.yaml
index db5055d..9d39a4b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/holochain-update.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/holochain-update.yaml
@@ -22,27 +22,23 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
-          ref: ${{ inputs.branch }}
+          ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.branch }}
       - uses: cachix/install-nix-action@v27
         with:
           install_url: https://releases.nixos.org/nix/nix-2.23.2/install
-      - name: Configure Git
-        run: |
-          ./scripts/ci-git-config.sh
       - name: Run the update script
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.HRA_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         run: |
           ./scripts/bump-holochain.sh
-          git add flake.nix flake.lock
       - name: Create pull request
         id: cpr
         uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v6
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.HRA_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           committer: "Holochain Release Automation <hra+gh@holochain.org>"
-          title: "Update Holochain version in Holonix on ${{ inputs.branch }}"
-          branch: holonix-update/${{ inputs.branch }}
+          title: "Update Holochain version in Holonix on ${{ github.event.inputs.branch }}"
+          branch: holonix-update/${{ github.event.inputs.branch }}
           draft: false
           delete-branch: true
       - name: Enable auto-merge