diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci-pipeline.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/ci-pipeline.yaml
index b54e993..f9f053d 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci-pipeline.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci-pipeline.yaml
@@ -79,6 +79,9 @@ jobs:
         with:
           repository: trustchain-oc1-orchestral/ssikit_trustchain
           submodules: true
+          refs: master
+          # might not be needed
+          # token: ${{ secrets.SSIKIT_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: Install python3-venv (if not already installed)
         run: |
@@ -95,7 +98,7 @@ jobs:
           source venv/bin/activate
           pip install --upgrade pip
           # Install any additional dependencies required for SSIKit tests here
-          pip install -r requirements.txt (if you have a requirements file)
+          pip install -r requirements.txt
 
       - name: Execute SSIKit tests
         run: |