diff --git a/.github/workflows/experimental.yml b/.github/workflows/experimental.yml
index 4fd88946b7001..930a331821d63 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/experimental.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/experimental.yml
@@ -63,16 +63,12 @@ jobs:
           key: ccache-benchmark-${{ github.sha }}
           restore-keys: |
             ccache-benchmark-
-
       - name: "Checkout Repo"
-        if: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
-          path: 'velox'
-          repository: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name }}
-          ref: ${{ inputs.ref || github.head_ref }}
-          fetch-depth: 0
+          path: velox
           submodules: 'recursive'
+          ref: "${{ inputs.ref || 'main' }}"
 
       - name: "Install dependencies"
         run: cd  velox && source ./scripts/setup-ubuntu.sh && install_apt_deps