diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-and-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/test-and-publish.yml
index 1d64c9d..764ebd0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-and-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-and-publish.yml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Test
+      - name: Deploy
         run: docker-compose -f actions-services.yml run --rm app ./scripts/deploy.sh
 
   build-and-publish:
diff --git a/scripts/deploy.sh b/scripts/deploy.sh
index 0ecdc0d..3067a4c 100755
--- a/scripts/deploy.sh
+++ b/scripts/deploy.sh
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ then
   export LAMBDA_ROLE="${STG_LAMBDA_ROLE}"
   export API_KEY_TABLE="${STG_API_KEY_TABLE}"
   export WEBAUTHN_TABLE="${STG_WEBAUTHN_TABLE}"
-elif [ "${CI_BRANCH}" == "main" ];
+elif [ "${GITHUB_REF}" == "main" ];
 then
   STAGE="production"
   export AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID="${PRD_AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID}"
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ then
   export API_KEY_TABLE="${PRD_API_KEY_TABLE}"
   export WEBAUTHN_TABLE="${PRD_WEBAUTHN_TABLE}"
 else
-    echo "deployments only happen from develop and main branches (branch: ${CI_BRANCH})"
+    echo "deployments only happen from develop and main branches (branch: ${GITHUB_REF})"
     exit
 fi