diff --git a/.github/workflows/check_license_and_history.yml b/.github/workflows/check_license_and_history.yml
index 319323c0f..21da89dc2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check_license_and_history.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check_license_and_history.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: Check License and History
 
-on:  # this workflow is planned to be called by the ci_pipeline and it will compare the PR files with the main
+on:
   workflow_call:
   workflow_dispatch:
   push:
@@ -17,27 +17,23 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
+          ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}  
       - name: Get changed files
         id: changes       
         run: |
-          echo ${{github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name}}
-          if [ "${{ github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name }}" == "speedb-io/speedb" ]; then
-            echo "files added or changed in a PR that came from the speedb repo: "
-            git diff --name-only --diff-filter=ACMRT ${{ github.event.pull_request.base.sha }} ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}  -- . ':!.github' ':!*.md'
-            echo "diff_list<<EOF" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-            git diff --name-only --diff-filter=ACMRT ${{ github.event.pull_request.base.sha }} ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}  -- . ':!.github' ':!*.md' >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-            git diff --name-only --diff-filter=ACMRT remotes/origin/main HEAD  -- . ':!.github' ':!*.md' >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-            echo "EOF" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          else  
-            echo "added or changed files: "
-            git diff --name-only --diff-filter=ACMRT remotes/origin/main HEAD  -- . ':!.github' ':!*.md'
-            echo "diff_list<<EOF" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-            git diff --name-only --diff-filter=ACMRT remotes/origin/main HEAD  -- . ':!.github' ':!*.md' >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-            echo "EOF" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          fi
+          echo "files added or changed in a PR: "
+          git diff --name-only --diff-filter=ACMRT ${{ github.event.pull_request.base.sha }} ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}  -- . ':!.github' ':!*.md'
+          echo "added or changed files: "
+          git diff --name-only --diff-filter=ACMRT remotes/origin/main HEAD  -- . ':!.github' ':!*.md'
+          echo "diff_list<<EOF" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          git diff --name-only --diff-filter=ACMRT ${{ github.event.pull_request.base.sha }} ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}  -- . ':!.github' ':!*.md' >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          git diff --name-only --diff-filter=ACMRT remotes/origin/main HEAD  -- . ':!.github' ':!*.md' >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "EOF" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          
       - name: list new files
         run: |
           echo "New files in this PR ${{ steps.changes.outputs.diff_list }}"
+  
   lint:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: changedfiles
@@ -48,6 +44,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
+          ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
       - name: Check License
         run: |  
           exit_code=0
@@ -59,7 +56,6 @@ jobs:
           done
           exit $exit_code
       - name: Check HISTORY PR
-        if: github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == 'speedb-io/speedb'
         run: |  
           set +e
           git diff --name-only --diff-filter=ACMRT ${{ github.event.pull_request.base.sha }} ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}|grep -v "\.github" |grep -q [a-z,A-Z]
@@ -91,4 +87,4 @@ jobs:
             exit $history_not_in 
           fi
           echo "No files were added"
-          exit 0    
+          exit 0    
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