diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
index cbf941c..2308a25 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -44,4 +44,5 @@ jobs:
           BEC_WIDGETS_BRANCH: ${{ inputs.BEC_WIDGETS_BRANCH || 'main' }}
           OPHYD_DEVICES_BRANCH: ${{ inputs.OPHYD_DEVICES_BRANCH || 'main' }}
           BEC_PLUGIN_REPO_URL: "https://gitea.psi.ch/bec/phoenix_bec.git"
+          BEC_PLUGIN_REPO_BRANCH: ${{ gitea.ref_name || 'main' }}
           PYTHON_VERSION: "3.11"