diff --git a/bootstrap/ic-user-projects/create-projects-and-resources-job.yaml b/bootstrap/ic-user-projects/create-projects-and-resources-job.yaml
index 6686b08b..e7621d07 100644
--- a/bootstrap/ic-user-projects/create-projects-and-resources-job.yaml
+++ b/bootstrap/ic-user-projects/create-projects-and-resources-job.yaml
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ spec:
           WORKBENCH_NAME="my-workbench"
           WORKBENCH_IMAGE="ic-workbench:1.2"
           PIPELINE_ENGINE="Argo"
+          BRANCH_NAME="dev"
 
           for i in $(seq 1 $user_count);
           do
@@ -527,7 +528,7 @@ spec:
                   args:
                   - -ec
                   - |-
-                    pod_name=\$(oc get pods --selector=app=$WORKBENCH_NAME -o jsonpath='{.items[0].metadata.name}') && oc exec \$pod_name -- git clone https://github.com/rh-aiservices-bu/parasol-insurance
+                    pod_name=\$(oc get pods --selector=app=$WORKBENCH_NAME -o jsonpath='{.items[0].metadata.name}') && oc exec \$pod_name -- bash -c "git clone https://github.com/rh-aiservices-bu/parasol-insurance && cd parasol-insurance && git checkout $BRANCH_NAME"
                 restartPolicy: Never
           EOF