diff --git a/ci/get_float_ref_branch_name.sh b/ci/get_float_ref_branch_name.sh
index 0d791b6f5c0cd7221e59f50c4cfb3a1a76acf6b7..6c183bfb4856acada7e3270a7ae60704f45928b4 100755
--- a/ci/get_float_ref_branch_name.sh
+++ b/ci/get_float_ref_branch_name.sh
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ if ! [[ "$branchname" =~ $BASOP_PATTERN ]]; then
 fi
 
 float_ref_branchname="${branchname/basop/ref}"
-git_result=$(git branch --list "$float_ref_branchname")
+git_result=$(git branch -av --list "$float_ref_branchname")
 
 # If the branch does not exist, default to "float-pc"
 if [[ -z "$git_result" ]]; then