diff --git a/.github/actions/setup-samples-staging/action.yml b/.github/actions/setup-samples-staging/action.yml
index bc91886e224..508e36b4ed7 100644
--- a/.github/actions/setup-samples-staging/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/setup-samples-staging/action.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ runs:
       env:
         BRANCH: ${{ github.ref_name }}
       run: |
-        if git ls-remote --exit-code --heads origin $BRANCH >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        if git ls-remote origin $BRANCH | grep -q refs/heads/next/$BRANCH$; then
             # Branch exists, checkout and echo success message
             git fetch origin $BRANCH
             git checkout $BRANCH