diff --git a/.ci/lib.sh b/.ci/lib.sh
index 1fbb17811..b6b82bacd 100755
--- a/.ci/lib.sh
+++ b/.ci/lib.sh
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ export KATA_ETC_CONFIG_PATH="/etc/kata-containers/configuration.toml"
 
 export kata_repo="github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers"
 export kata_repo_dir="${GOPATH}/src/${kata_repo}"
-export kata_default_branch="${kata_default_branch:-2.0-dev}"
+export ghprbTargetBranch=${ghprbTargetBranch:-}
+export kata_default_branch="${kata_default_branch:-$ghprbTargetBranch}"
 
 # Name of systemd service for the throttler
 KATA_KSM_THROTTLER_JOB="kata-ksm-throttler"