diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-catalyst.yaml b/.github/workflows/check-catalyst.yaml
index 19129c7166..39a5810ef8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-catalyst.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-catalyst.yaml
@@ -479,6 +479,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Install lightning.kokkos used in Python tests
       run: |
         git clone https://github.com/PennyLaneAI/pennylane-lightning.git
+        git fetch
         git checkout toml-updates
         PL_BACKEND=lightning.kokkos python scripts/configure_pyproject_toml.py
         pip install .