diff --git a/.github/workflows/todo-to-issue.yml b/.github/workflows/todo-to-issue.yml
index 19d28846d4..517459db82 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/todo-to-issue.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/todo-to-issue.yml
@@ -16,9 +16,8 @@
 
 name: "Run TODO to Issue"
 on:
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - master
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ "master" ]
 
 jobs:
   build:
@@ -37,10 +36,12 @@ jobs:
           git config --global user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
       - name: Commit and Push Changes
         run: |
+          echo "// new change" >> ground/src/main/java/com/google/android/ground/GroundApplication.kt
+          echo "branch " ${{ github.head_ref || github.ref_name }}
           git add -A
           if [[ `git status --porcelain` ]]; then
             git commit -m "Automatically added GitHub issue links to TODOs"
-            git push origin master
+            git push origin ${{ github.head_ref }}
           else
             echo "No changes to commit"
           fi
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