diff --git a/.ci/openshift-ci/common.sh b/.ci/openshift-ci/common.sh
index a6b2310c58..70c2470abe 100644
--- a/.ci/openshift-ci/common.sh
+++ b/.ci/openshift-ci/common.sh
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ set -e
 # only exit with zero if all commands of the pipeline exit successfully
 set -o pipefail
 
+git branch
+git remote add origin https://github.com/eclipse-che/che-server.git
+git fetch
 git branch
 BRANCH_NAME=$(echo $SOURCE_REF | sed 's#refs/heads/##')
 PR_IMAGE_TAG=$(git show origin/pr-number-${BRANCH_NAME}:shared-files/pr-image-tag)