diff --git a/.github/workflows/create-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/create-pr.yml
index 869089c753..064a3cdd81 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/create-pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/create-pr.yml
@@ -33,6 +33,15 @@ jobs:
           fetch-depth: 0
         if: ${{ env.PR_BRANCH && env.BUILD_URL }}
 
+      - name: Check if branch exists already
+        run: |
+          echo "BRANCH_EXISTS=$(git show-ref --quiet refs/heads/${{ env.PR_BRANCH }} && echo 'true' || echo 'false')" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        if: ${{ env.PR_BRANCH }}
+
+      - name : machine echo env
+        env : { CONTENT : "${{ toJson(env) }}" }
+        run : "echo $CONTENT"
+
       - name: Insert dependency
         uses: Wandalen/wretry.action@master
         id: manipulate_composer
@@ -43,7 +52,7 @@ jobs:
             composer remove ${{ env.PACKAGE }} \
             && composer require ${{ env.PACKAGE }}
           attempt_limit: 200
-        if: ${{ env.BUILD_URL && env.PACKAGE && env.BUILD_URL_IS_ACCEPTED == 'true' }}
+        if: ${{ env.BRANCH_EXISTS == 'false' && env.BUILD_URL && env.PACKAGE && env.BUILD_URL_IS_ACCEPTED == 'true' }}
 
       - name: Create branch and PR
         id: create_pr
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 62ed577898..2a4da37793 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -11,12 +11,15 @@ jobs:
     name: Test
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
 
-      - name: Testing
+      - name: Check if branch exists already
         run: |
-          BRANCH_EXISTS=$(git fetch origin develop || echo "John")
-          echo "$BRANCH_EXISTS"
-          # echo "BUILD_URL_IS_ACCEPTED=$BUILD_URL_IS_ACCEPTED" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-      - name: Testing II
-        run: |
-          echo "Hello"
+          echo "BRANCH_EXISTS=$(git show-ref --quiet refs/heads/humourless-satisfactory-copperbutterfly && echo 'true' || echo 'false')" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+      - name : machine echo env
+        env : { CONTENT : "${{ toJson(env) }}" }
+        run : "echo $CONTENT"
+