diff --git a/src/GitVersionCore.Tests/BuildServers/EnvironmentVariableJenkinsTests.cs b/src/GitVersionCore.Tests/BuildServers/EnvironmentVariableJenkinsTests.cs
index 6daea9a767..a6c0d2e8a0 100644
--- a/src/GitVersionCore.Tests/BuildServers/EnvironmentVariableJenkinsTests.cs
+++ b/src/GitVersionCore.Tests/BuildServers/EnvironmentVariableJenkinsTests.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 public class EnvironmentVariableJenkinsTests
 {
     string key = "JENKINS_URL";
+    string branch = "GIT_BRANCH";
+    string localBranch = "GIT_LOCAL_BRANCH";
 
     private void SetEnvironmentVariableForDetection()
     {
@@ -33,4 +35,29 @@ public void CanNotApplyCurrentContextWhenEnvironmentVariableIsNotSet()
         var j = new Jenkins();
         j.CanApplyToCurrentContext().ShouldBe(false);  
     }
+
+    [Test]
+    public void JenkinsTakesLocalBranchNameNotRemoteName()
+    {
+        // Save original values so they can be restored
+        string branchOrig = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable(branch);
+        string localBranchOrig = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable(localBranch);
+
+        // Set GIT_BRANCH for testing
+        Environment.SetEnvironmentVariable(branch, "origin/master");
+
+        // Test Jenkins that GetCurrentBranch falls back to GIT_BRANCH if GIT_LOCAL_BRANCH undefined
+        var j = new Jenkins();
+        j.GetCurrentBranch(true).ShouldBe("origin/master");
+
+        // Set GIT_LOCAL_BRANCH
+        Environment.SetEnvironmentVariable(localBranch, "master");
+
+        // Test Jenkins GetCurrentBranch method now returns GIT_LOCAL_BRANCH
+        j.GetCurrentBranch(true).ShouldBe("master");
+
+        // Restore environment variables
+        Environment.SetEnvironmentVariable(branch, branchOrig);
+        Environment.SetEnvironmentVariable(localBranch, localBranchOrig);
+    }
 }
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diff --git a/src/GitVersionCore/BuildServers/Jenkins.cs b/src/GitVersionCore/BuildServers/Jenkins.cs
index b0b626d90a..ee00301e95 100644
--- a/src/GitVersionCore/BuildServers/Jenkins.cs
+++ b/src/GitVersionCore/BuildServers/Jenkins.cs
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ public override string[] GenerateSetParameterMessage(string name, string value)
 
         public override string GetCurrentBranch(bool usingDynamicRepos)
         {
-            return Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("GIT_BRANCH");
+            return Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("GIT_LOCAL_BRANCH") ?? Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("GIT_BRANCH");
         }
 
         public override bool PreventFetch()