diff --git a/.github/workflows/compile.yml b/.github/workflows/compile.yml
index 33064fa4a..54edaf24b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/compile.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/compile.yml
@@ -29,8 +29,9 @@ jobs:
         echo $PWD ; \
         ls -l ;
         git remote add origin2 git@github.com:riscv-software-src/riscv-tests.git ; \
-        git branch -a ; \
-        git checkout -t origin2/riscv-tests-sail ; \
+        git fetch --all
+        git branch --all ; \
+        git checkout -t origin/riscv-tests-sail ; \
         ls -l ;
     - name: Ensure pre-commit checks pass
       run: pip install pre-commit && pre-commit run --all-files --show-diff-on-failure --color=always