diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/check-deleted-workflows.yml b/.gitea/workflows/check-deleted-workflows.yml
index 90715e3..cf77756 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/check-deleted-workflows.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/check-deleted-workflows.yml
@@ -39,7 +39,9 @@ jobs:
 
           rm -rf "${REPO_DIR}"
           AUTH_HEADER="$(printf '%s:%s' "${CLONE_USER}" "${CLONE_PASS}" | base64 | tr -d '\n')"
+          HEAD_BRANCH="${GITHUB_HEAD_REF:-${GITHUB_REF_NAME:-develop}}"
           git clone \
+            --branch "${HEAD_BRANCH}" \
             -c "http.extraHeader=Authorization: Basic ${AUTH_HEADER}" \
             "${REPO_CLONE_URL}" \
             "${REPO_DIR}"