diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 8334402af944f87d3fcd687c18cbf9fbbcb0eb18..779a6459a5fc179b08d4ac55b3e666fbff14e65c 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -40,9 +40,8 @@ stages:
   -   git checkout $WOLF_CORE_BRANCH
   -   git pull
   - else
-  -   git clone ssh://git@gitlab.iri.upc.edu:2202/mobile_robotics/wolf_projects/wolf_lib/wolf.git
+  -   git clone -b $WOLF_CORE_BRANCH ssh://git@gitlab.iri.upc.edu:2202/mobile_robotics/wolf_projects/wolf_lib/wolf.git
   -   cd wolf
-  -   git checkout $WOLF_CORE_BRANCH
   - fi
   - mkdir -pv build
   - cd build