diff --git a/.github/workflows/check_locales.yml b/.github/workflows/check_locales.yml
index 38bb7d0ea..ed0ce629d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check_locales.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check_locales.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           egress-policy: audit
 
-      - name: Checkout main branch first
+      - name: Checkout V2 branch first
         uses: actions/checkout@08eba0b27e820071cde6df949e0beb9ba4906955 # v4.3.0
 
       - name: Setup GitHub App Bot
@@ -182,12 +182,12 @@ jobs:
               const content = Buffer.from(fileContent.content, "base64").toString("utf-8");
               fs.writeFileSync(referenceFilePath, content);
             } else {
-              console.log("Using main branch reference file.");
+              console.log("Using V2 branch reference file.");
               const { data: fileContent } = await github.rest.repos.getContent({
                 owner: repoOwner,
                 repo: repoName,
                 path: "frontend/public/locales/en-GB/translation.json",
-                ref: "main",
+                ref: "V2",
               });
 
               referenceFilePath = "main-branch-messages_en_GB.properties";