diff --git a/.github/workflows/qa-rpc-integration-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/qa-rpc-integration-tests.yml
index d0796e5f3b2..7a01578f9be 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/qa-rpc-integration-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/qa-rpc-integration-tests.yml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout RPC Tests Repository & Install Requirements
         run: |
           rm -rf ${{ runner.workspace }}/rpc-tests
-          git -c advice.detachedHead=false clone --depth 1 --branch v1.38.0 https://github.com/erigontech/rpc-tests ${{runner.workspace}}/rpc-tests
+          git -c advice.detachedHead=false clone --depth 1 --branch v1_38_0_remove_total_difficulty https://github.com/erigontech/rpc-tests ${{runner.workspace}}/rpc-tests
           cd ${{ runner.workspace }}/rpc-tests
           pip3 install -r requirements.txt