diff --git a/.github/tokens-updater.sh b/.github/tokens-updater.sh
index a1b1c1d66..f39044139 100644
--- a/.github/tokens-updater.sh
+++ b/.github/tokens-updater.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ fi
 
 git config --local user.email "action@github.com"
 git config --local user.name "GitHub Action"
-git checkout -B tokens-autoupdate
 
 ./gradlew generator:colors
 git add --all || true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tokens-updater.yml b/.github/workflows/tokens-updater.yml
index 94abc3ff9..9b9f1ec4d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tokens-updater.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tokens-updater.yml
@@ -35,4 +35,5 @@ jobs:
             feature
             design-tokens-autoupdate
           title: Design Tokens Update on ${{ env.TODAY }}
+          base: main
           branch: tokens-autoupdate