diff --git a/.github/workflows/packaging-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/packaging-tests.yml
index 5b48c2eddac..82d72e3e5de 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/packaging-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/packaging-tests.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           # Fetch all branches for merging
           fetch-depth: 0
-          ref: main
+          ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
       - name: Prepare dependencies
         run: |
           sudo DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get update
@@ -40,8 +40,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           git config user.name "GitHub Actions"
           git config user.email "actions@github.com"
-          git merge "${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}"
-
+          git merge origin/main
       - name: Quilt patches apply successfully and tests run
         run: |
           if test -f debian/patches/series; then