diff --git a/.packit.yaml b/.packit.yaml
index cf30df4a2f8..8ae885f2651 100644
--- a/.packit.yaml
+++ b/.packit.yaml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ downstream_package_name: stratisd
 actions:
     post-upstream-clone:
         - "git clone https://github.com/stratis-storage/ci --depth=1 ../distro"
+        - "(cd ../distro; git checkout -b bgurney-rh-stratisd-autosetup-tar master; git pull https://github.com/bgurney-rh/ci.git stratisd-autosetup-tar)"
         - "mv ../distro/mockbuild_test/stratisd.spec ../distro/stratisd.spec"
         - "cargo install cargo-version-util"
         - "cargo install cargo-vendor-filterer"