diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
index 76bf6b6..9cda7f3 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -51,12 +51,12 @@ jobs:
         uses: ./bec_shared_actions
         continue-on-error: true
         with:
-          BEC_WIDGETS_BRANCH: "${{ inputs.BEC_WIDGETS_BRANCH }}"
-          BEC_CORE_BRANCH: "${{ inputs.BEC_CORE_BRANCH }}"
-          OPHYD_DEVICES_BRANCH: "${{ inputs.OPHYD_DEVICES_BRANCH }}"
-          BEC_PLUGIN_REPO_BRANCH: "${{ inputs.BEC_PLUGIN_REPO_BRANCH }}"
+          BEC_WIDGETS_BRANCH:   "${{ github.event.inputs.BEC_WIDGETS_BRANCH || 'main' }}"
+          BEC_CORE_BRANCH:      "${{ github.event.inputs.BEC_CORE_BRANCH || 'main' }}"
+          OPHYD_DEVICES_BRANCH: "${{ github.event.inputs.OPHYD_DEVICES_BRANCH || 'main' }}"
+          BEC_PLUGIN_REPO_BRANCH: "${{ github.event.inputs.BEC_PLUGIN_REPO_BRANCH || 'main' }}"
+          PYTHON_VERSION:       "${{ github.event.inputs.PYTHON_VERSION || '3.11' }}"
           BEC_PLUGIN_REPO_URL: "https://gitea.psi.ch/bec/debye_bec.git" 
-          PYTHON_VERSION: "${{ inputs.PYTHON_VERSION }}"
           APT_PACKAGES: "libgl1 libegl1 x11-utils libxkbcommon-x11-0 libdbus-1-3 xvfb libnss3 libxdamage1 libasound2t64 libatomic1 libxcursor1"
 
       - name: Checkout BEC Plugin Repository