diff --git a/.github/workflows/cypress_workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/cypress_workflow.yml
index edfcc288fad7..ac6c715f8574 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cypress_workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cypress_workflow.yml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ jobs:
           path: ${{ env.FTR_PATH }}
           repository: opensearch-project/opensearch-dashboards-functional-test
           # revert this to '${{ github.base_ref }}'
-          ref: 'main'
+          ref: 'workspace'
 
       - name: Get Cypress version
         id: cypress_version