diff --git a/ansible/ci-build-collector.yml b/ansible/ci-build-collector.yml
index 7891fa4c54d..79194ce7777 100644
--- a/ansible/ci-build-collector.yml
+++ b/ansible/ci-build-collector.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
         repo: https://github.com/stackrox/collector
         dest: "{{ collector_root }}"
         version: "{{ collector_git_sha }}"
-        refspec: "+{{ collector_git_ref | replace('refs/', '') }}"
+        refspec: "+{{ collector_git_ref }}"
         recursive: true
       when: clone_repository