diff --git a/.github/workflows/repo_policies.yml b/.github/workflows/repo_policies.yml
index f8275b4..34b7123 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/repo_policies.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/repo_policies.yml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           path: current-repo # need to specify another path to avoid overwriting the first checkout
+          repository: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name }}
           ref: ${{ github.head_ref }}
           fetch-depth: 50