diff --git a/.gitlab-ci-init.yml b/.gitlab-ci-init.yml
index 1ded43f038906972f7d8e85951e6578c897fe550..8ac6c21a8290c27526028fea9f677851aa655237 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci-init.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci-init.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 variables: 
   GITHUB_REPOSITORY: http://github.com/eic/juggler
   GITHUB_TOKEN: 
-  GITHUB_REF: refs/heads/main
+  GITHUB_REF: main
 
 stages:
   - pending
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ pending:
 prepare:
   stage: prepare
   script:
-    - git remote add project ${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}
-    - git fetch project
-    - git merge --allow-unrelated-histories project/${GITHUB_REF}
+    - git remote add github ${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}
+    - git fetch github ${GITHUB_REF}
+    - git merge --allow-unrelated-histories github/${GITHUB_REF}
   artifacts:
     paths:
       - .