diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index c33ea1be..138fed62 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -32,8 +32,11 @@ jobs:
       if: ${{ matrix.runs-on != 'windows-latest' }}
       run: |
         # Install org.neuroml.model.injectingplugin
-        export main_repo_branch=${GITHUB_REF##*/}
+        
+        export main_repo_branch=${{env.main_repo_branch}}
+        if [[ ${main_repo_branch} != "master" && ${main_repo_branch} != "development" && ${main_repo_branch} != "experimental" && ${main_repo_branch} != *"osb"* ]]; then main_repo_branch=development ; fi
         echo Using branch $main_repo_branch
+        
         git clone https://github.com/NeuroML/org.neuroml.model.injectingplugin.git
         cd org.neuroml.model.injectingplugin
         git checkout $main_repo_branch
@@ -41,8 +44,6 @@ jobs:
         cd ..
         
         # Install NeuroML2
-        export main_repo_branch=${GITHUB_REF##*/}
-        echo Using branch $main_repo_branch
         git clone https://github.com/NeuroML/NeuroML2.git
         cd NeuroML2
         git checkout $main_repo_branch
@@ -58,10 +59,14 @@ jobs:
       if: ${{ matrix.runs-on == 'windows-latest' }}
       run: |
         # Install org.neuroml.model.injectingplugin
-        echo Using branch $env:GITHUB_REF_NAME
+        
+        $env:main_repo_branch=$env:GITHUB_REF_NAME
+        if ( $env:main_repo_branch -ne "master" -and $env:main_repo_branch -ne "development" -and $env:main_repo_branch -ne "experimental" -and $env:main_repo_branch -notlike '*osb*' ) { $env:main_repo_branch="development" }
+        echo "Using branch $env:main_repo_branch..."
+        
         git clone https://github.com/NeuroML/org.neuroml.model.injectingplugin.git
         cd org.neuroml.model.injectingplugin
-        git checkout $env:GITHUB_REF_NAME
+        git checkout $env:main_repo_branch
         mvn install
         cd ..
         
@@ -69,7 +74,7 @@ jobs:
         echo Using branch $env:GITHUB_REF_NAME
         git clone https://github.com/NeuroML/NeuroML2.git
         cd NeuroML2
-        git checkout $env:GITHUB_REF_NAME
+        git checkout $env:main_repo_branch
         mvn install
         cd ..