diff --git a/.github/workflows/account_request_approve.yaml b/.github/workflows/account_request_approve.yaml
index 72ba3a4..a0a0686 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/account_request_approve.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/account_request_approve.yaml
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ jobs:
           git config --global user.name "create-user-action[bot]"
           git config --global user.email "41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
           git checkout -b "$BRANCH_NAME"
-          git pull
+          git pull origin "$BRANCH_NAME"
           git add "ato/oscal-artifacts/created_users/*"
           git add "ato/oscal-artifacts/reference_created_users/*"
           git commit -m "Create user request #$ISSUE_NUMBER"