diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index dc8b8aa..5c2f8bf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ jobs:
         run: |-
           npm install
           npm run prepare
+      - name: Checkout and create latest-data branch
+        run: git checkout -b latest-data
       - name: Generate GTFS
         run: node src/index.js
       - id: vars
@@ -32,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Create Pull Request
         uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v3
         with:
-          title: $pr_title
-          body: $pr_body
+          title: ${{ steps.vars.outputs.pr_title }}
+          body: ${{ steps.vars.outputs.pr_body }}
           branch: latest-data
           delete-branch: true
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