diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 1dde6a20c7..eeddc217ec 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -118,6 +118,11 @@ jobs:
         run: cp stratisd.conf /usr/share/dbus-1/system.d
       - name: Check out stratis-cli
         run: git clone https://github.com/stratis-storage/stratis-cli.git
+      - name: Switch
+        run: |
+          git checkout -b mulkieran-updates-for-r8 master
+          git pull https://github.com/mulkieran/stratis-cli.git updates-for-r8
+        working-directory: ./stratis-cli
       - name: Run stratis-cli tests
         run: >
           RUST_LOG=stratisd=debug