diff --git a/.github/workflows/static-checks.yaml b/.github/workflows/static-checks.yaml
index 9b8af9c53b..882682bdee 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/static-checks.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/static-checks.yaml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
       TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST_BRANCH: ${{ github.head_ref }}
       TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST_SHA : ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
       RUST_BACKTRACE: "1"
-      target_branch: ${TRAVIS_BRANCH}
+      target_branch: ${{ github.base_ref }}
     steps:
     - name: Install Go
       uses: actions/setup-go@v2
diff --git a/ci/lib.sh b/ci/lib.sh
index de816a4a5c..1d9aa4b167 100644
--- a/ci/lib.sh
+++ b/ci/lib.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 export tests_repo="${tests_repo:-github.com/kata-containers/tests}"
 export tests_repo_dir="$GOPATH/src/$tests_repo"
-export branch="${branch:-main}"
+export branch="${target_branch:-main}"
 
 # Clones the tests repository and checkout to the branch pointed out by
 # the global $branch variable.