diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_and_deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/test_and_deploy.yml
index 0f070fc52..29c7547de 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_and_deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_and_deploy.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           BRANCH_NAME=${{ github.head_ref }}
           echo "Branch name is: $BRANCH_NAME"
-          git ls-remote --heads https://github.com/chintankavathia/ngx-datatable-snapshots.git $BRANCH_NAME
+          REMOTE_BRANCH=$(git ls-remote --heads https://$SNAPSHOT_REPO_TOKEN@github.com/chintankavathia/ngx-datatable-snapshots.git $BRANCH_NAME)
+          echo "Remote branch lookup result: $REMOTE_BRANCH"
           if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
             echo "Branch $BRANCH_NAME exists"
             echo "branch=$BRANCH_NAME" >> $GITHUB_ENV