diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 39ca397d6..8b2524f89 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -110,6 +110,12 @@ jobs:
           toolchain: 1.71.1  # LOWEST SUPPORTED RUST TOOLCHAIN
       - name: Check out stratisd
         run: git clone https://github.com/stratis-storage/stratisd.git
+      - name: Temporarily switch to PR branch
+        # yamllint disable rule:line-length
+        run: |
+          git checkout -b mulkieran-jbaublitz-metadata-rework master
+          git pull https://github.com/mulkieran/stratisd.git jbaublitz-metadata-rework
+        working-directory: ./stratisd
       - name: Build stratisd
         run: PROFILEDIR=debug make build-all
         working-directory: ./stratisd