diff --git a/.github/actions/backport/action.yml b/.github/actions/backport/action.yml
index 38373f89..9ddd866f 100644
--- a/.github/actions/backport/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/backport/action.yml
@@ -36,12 +36,6 @@ runs:
         else
           echo "No backport detected."
         fi
-    
-    - name: Checkout base branch
-      if : ${{ env.BACKPORT == 'true' }}
-      uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      with:
-        ref: ${{ inputs.base_branch }}
 
     - name: Backport changes
       if: ${{ env.BACKPORT == 'true' }}
@@ -52,6 +46,14 @@ runs:
         git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
         git config user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
 
+        git fetch --all
+
+        BASE_BRANCH="${{ inputs.base_branch }}"
+        BACKPORT_BRANCH="backport-${{ env.PR_NUMBER }}-to-${{ inputs.base_branch }}"
+        git checkout $BASE_BRANCH
+        git pull origin $BASE_BRANCH
+        git checkout -b $BACKPORT_BRANCH
+
         BACKPORT_BRANCH="backport-${{ env.PR_NUMBER }}-to-${{ inputs.base_branch }}"
         git checkout -b $BACKPORT_BRANCH