diff --git a/.github/workflows/process_challenge.yml b/.github/workflows/process_challenge.yml
index f3964c81c..2fada90da 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/process_challenge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/process_challenge.yml
@@ -3,11 +3,9 @@
 
 name: evalai-challenge
 on:
-  push:
-    branches: [challenge]
+  push: {}
   pull_request:
     types: [opened, synchronize, reopened, edited]
-    branches: [challenge]
 jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
@@ -23,14 +21,14 @@ jobs:
           if [ -f github/requirements.txt ]; then pip install -r github/requirements.txt; fi
       - name: Validate challenge
         run: |
-          python3 github/challenge_processing_script.py
+          python3 github/challenge_processing_script.py ${GITHUB_REF#refs/heads/}
         env:
           IS_VALIDATION: 'True'
           GITHUB_CONTEXT: ${{ toJson(github) }}
           GITHUB_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.AUTH_TOKEN }}
       - name: Create or update challenge
         run: |
-          python3 github/challenge_processing_script.py
+          python3 github/challenge_processing_script.py ${GITHUB_REF#refs/heads/}
         if: ${{github.event_name == 'push' && success()}}
         env:
           IS_VALIDATION: 'False'
diff --git a/github/challenge_processing_script.py b/github/challenge_processing_script.py
index b0c88bb98..19022f121 100644
--- a/github/challenge_processing_script.py
+++ b/github/challenge_processing_script.py
@@ -62,7 +62,12 @@
     zip_file = open(CHALLENGE_ZIP_FILE_PATH, "rb")
     file = {"zip_configuration": zip_file}
 
-    data = {"GITHUB_REPOSITORY": GITHUB_REPOSITORY}
+    github_branch = sys.argv[1] if len(sys.argv) > 1 else "challenge"
+
+    data = {
+        "GITHUB_REPOSITORY": GITHUB_REPOSITORY,
+        "GITHUB_BRANCH": github_branch,
+    }
 
     try:
         response = requests.post(url, data=data, headers=headers, files=file)