diff --git a/.github/workflows/utils.sh b/.github/workflows/utils.sh
index 67b046c31..d0aa815da 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/utils.sh
+++ b/.github/workflows/utils.sh
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ function runTests(){
   cd ..//..
 
   echo "clone fca repo and start it in the background"
-  git clone https://github.com/rdkcentral/firebolt-certification-app.git
+  git clone --branch main https://github.com/rdkcentral/firebolt-certification-app.git
   cd firebolt-certification-app
   jq '.dependencies["@firebolt-js/sdk"] = "file:../firebolt-apis/src/sdks/core"' package.json > package.json.tmp && mv package.json.tmp package.json
   cat package.json