diff --git a/backend/go-app/main.go b/backend/go-app/main.go
index bb61eaa7..79634f4a 100644
--- a/backend/go-app/main.go
+++ b/backend/go-app/main.go
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/go-git/go-billy/v5/memfs"
 	"github.com/go-git/go-git/v5"
 	"github.com/go-git/go-git/v5/plumbing"
+	"github.com/go-git/go-git/v5/config"
 	"github.com/go-git/go-git/v5/storage/memory"
 
 	// Random
@@ -6368,10 +6369,6 @@ func runInit(ctx context.Context) {
 				Password: password,
 			}
 		}
-		branch := os.Getenv("SHUFFLE_DOWNLOAD_AUTH_BRANCH")
-		if len(branch) > 0 {
-			cloneOptions.ReferenceName = plumbing.ReferenceName(branch)
-		}
 
 		log.Printf("Getting apps from %s", url)
 
@@ -6381,6 +6378,28 @@ func runInit(ctx context.Context) {
 			log.Printf("Failed loading repo into memory: %s", err)
 		}
 
+		branch := os.Getenv("SHUFFLE_DOWNLOAD_AUTH_BRANCH")
+		if len(branch) > 0 {
+			log.Printf("Checkout to branch: %s", branch)
+			
+			w, _ := r.Worktree()
+			
+			err := r.Fetch(&git.FetchOptions{
+				RefSpecs: []config.RefSpec{"refs/*:refs/*", "HEAD:refs/heads/HEAD"},
+			})
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Printf("Failed fetch for git repo: %s", err)
+			}
+			
+			err = w.Checkout(&git.CheckoutOptions{
+				Branch: plumbing.ReferenceName(fmt.Sprintf("refs/heads/%s", branch)),
+				Force: true,
+			})
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Printf("Failed checkout for git repo: %s", err)
+			}
+		}
+
 		dir, err := fs.ReadDir("")
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Printf("Failed reading folder: %s", err)
diff --git a/backend/go-app/walkoff.go b/backend/go-app/walkoff.go
index 0d06dc37..c06d9834 100644
--- a/backend/go-app/walkoff.go
+++ b/backend/go-app/walkoff.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/go-git/go-billy/v5/memfs"
 	"github.com/go-git/go-git/v5"
 	"github.com/go-git/go-git/v5/plumbing"
+	"github.com/go-git/go-git/v5/config"
 	"github.com/go-git/go-git/v5/storage/memory"
 	http2 "gopkg.in/src-d/go-git.v4/plumbing/transport/http"
 	//"github.com/gorilla/websocket"
@@ -4175,16 +4176,11 @@ func loadGithubWorkflows(url, username, password, userId, branch string) error {
 		// FIXME: Better auth.
 		if len(username) > 0 && len(password) > 0 {
 			cloneOptions.Auth = &http2.BasicAuth{
-
 				Username: username,
 				Password: password,
 			}
 		}
 
-		if len(branch) > 0 {
-			cloneOptions.ReferenceName = plumbing.ReferenceName(branch)
-		}
-
 		storer := memory.NewStorage()
 		r, err := git.Clone(storer, fs, cloneOptions)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -4192,9 +4188,30 @@ func loadGithubWorkflows(url, username, password, userId, branch string) error {
 			return err
 		}
 
+		if len(branch) > 0 {
+			log.Printf("Checkout to branch: %s", branch)
+
+			w, _ := r.Worktree()
+			
+			err := r.Fetch(&git.FetchOptions{
+				RefSpecs: []config.RefSpec{"refs/*:refs/*", "HEAD:refs/heads/HEAD"},
+			})
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Printf("Failed fetch for git repo: %s", err)
+			}
+			
+			err = w.Checkout(&git.CheckoutOptions{
+				Branch: plumbing.ReferenceName(fmt.Sprintf("refs/heads/%s", branch)),
+				Force: true,
+			})
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Printf("Failed checkout for git repo: %s", err)
+			}
+		}
+
 		dir, err := fs.ReadDir("/")
 		if err != nil {
-			log.Printf("FAiled reading folder: %s", err)
+			log.Printf("Failed reading folder: %s", err)
 		}
 		_ = r