diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index b1caf927b73e7ea2c235e92d12882965927092c0..13b498f7400a17a9a21d0a1537097797fde45a8c 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ stages:
   - current_commit_sha=$(git rev-parse HEAD)
   ### build reference binaries
   - git checkout $FLOAT_REF_BRANCH
-  - git pull
+  - git pull origin $FLOAT_REF_BRANCH
   - *activate-debug-mode-info-if-set
   - make clean
   - make -j
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ stages:
   - current_commit_sha=$(git rev-parse HEAD)
   ### build merge target binaries
   - git checkout $CI_MERGE_REQUEST_TARGET_BRANCH_NAME
-  - git pull
+  - git pull origin $CI_MERGE_REQUEST_TARGET_BRANCH_NAME
   - *activate-debug-mode-info-if-set
   - make clean
   - make -j
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ stages:
   - git fetch
   - git restore . # Just as a precaution
   - git checkout $BASOP_CI_BRANCH_PC_REPO
-  - git pull
+  - git pull origin $BASOP_CI_BRANCH_PC_REPO
   - cd -
   - cp -r $SCRIPTS_DIR/ci .
   - cp -r $SCRIPTS_DIR/scripts .
@@ -658,7 +658,7 @@ stages:
 
     ### run main now
     - git checkout $CI_MERGE_REQUEST_TARGET_BRANCH_NAME
-    - git pull
+    - git pull origin $CI_MERGE_REQUEST_TARGET_BRANCH_NAME
     - make clean
     - make -j
     # need to restore cache again