diff --git a/.github/workflows/houseseat-notify-on-event.yml b/.github/workflows/houseseat-notify-on-event.yml
index 7b6a6faa..e940484e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/houseseat-notify-on-event.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/houseseat-notify-on-event.yml
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     - name: Checkout
       uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      with:
+        ref: ${{ github.ref }}
     - name: Setup
       run: |
         pip install slack-sdk
@@ -49,7 +51,7 @@ jobs:
         git config --local user.name "GitHub Action"
         git add .
         git commit -m "[houseseat-notify-on-event action] Updating the state.yaml file"
-        git push
+        git push origin main
       env:
         ## This is the personal access token (PAT) for the GitHub bot user
         GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PLAYGROUND_REPO }}
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