diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit-testing.yml b/.github/workflows/unit-testing.yml
index dd88eed08d..8b81bb2b6b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit-testing.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit-testing.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name: unit-testing
 on:
   push:
   pull_request:
-    types: [opened, synchronize, reopened]
+    types: [opened, reopened]
 jobs:
   contentctl-unit-testing:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ jobs:
           run: |
             echo "Current Branch (Head Ref): ${{ github.head_ref }}"
             echo "Target Branch (Base Ref): ${{ github.base_ref }}"
-            # git pull
-            git checkout ${GITHUB_REF#refs/base/}
+            git pull
+            git checkout ${GITHUB_REF#refs/heads/}
             echo "The target branch for this PR is ${{ github.base_ref }}"
             # contentctl test --disable-tqdm --post-test-behavior never_pause mode:changes --mode.target-branch ${{ github.base_ref }}
             mkdir test_results