diff --git a/.github/workflows/pull-requests.yml b/.github/workflows/pull-requests.yml
index 291416f828..529249885b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pull-requests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pull-requests.yml
@@ -127,9 +127,15 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: resolve dependency
         run: npm install -g @graphql-inspector/cli
-
-      - name: Clone API repository
-        run: git clone https://github.com/PalisadoesFoundation/talawa-api && ls -a
+      
+      - name: Clone API Repository
+        run: |
+          # Retrieve the complete branch name directly from the GitHub context
+          FULL_BRANCH_NAME=${{ github.base_ref }}
+          echo "FULL_Branch_NAME: $FULL_BRANCH_NAME"
+          
+          # Clone the specified repository using the extracted branch name
+          git clone --branch $FULL_BRANCH_NAME https://github.com/PalisadoesFoundation/talawa-api && ls -a 
 
       - name: Validate Documents
         run: graphql-inspector validate './src/GraphQl/**/*.ts' './talawa-api/schema.graphql'