diff --git a/.github/workflows/uc_loadsim.yml b/.github/workflows/uc_loadsim.yml
index e98a4d66a..35028e34b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/uc_loadsim.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/uc_loadsim.yml
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ jobs:
       with:
         repository: Telecominfraproject/wlan-cloud-ucentral-deploy
         path: wlan-cloud-ucentral-deploy
-        ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.sdk_version }}
+        ref: refs/tags/${{ github.event.inputs.sdk_version }}
 
     - name: Get EKS access credentials
       run: aws eks update-kubeconfig --name ${{ env.AWS_EKS_NAME }}
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ jobs:
       with:
         repository: Telecominfraproject/wlan-cloud-ucentral-deploy
         path: wlan-cloud-ucentral-deploy
-        ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.sdk_version }}
+        ref: refs/tags/${{ github.event.inputs.sdk_version }}
 
     - name: Get EKS access credentials
       run: aws eks update-kubeconfig --name ${{ env.AWS_EKS_NAME }}
@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@ jobs:
       with:
         repository: Telecominfraproject/wlan-cloud-ucentral-deploy
         path: wlan-cloud-ucentral-deploy
-        ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.sdk_version }}
+        ref: refs/tags/${{ github.event.inputs.sdk_version }}
 
     - name: Get EKS access credentials
       run: aws eks update-kubeconfig --name ${{ env.AWS_EKS_NAME }}
@@ -751,7 +751,7 @@ jobs:
       with:
         repository: Telecominfraproject/wlan-cloud-ucentral-deploy
         path: wlan-cloud-ucentral-deploy
-        ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.sdk_version }}
+        ref: refs/tags/${{ github.event.inputs.sdk_version }}
 
     - name: Get EKS access credentials
       run: aws eks update-kubeconfig --name ${{ env.AWS_EKS_NAME }}