diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests-and-lints-template.yaml b/.github/workflows/tests-and-lints-template.yaml
index 12cd28a..4cd9a14 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests-and-lints-template.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests-and-lints-template.yaml
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683
         with:
-          ref: ${{ github.head_ref }}
+          ref: refs/pull/${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}/head
 
       - name: Setup git to use https
         run: |