diff --git a/.github/workflows/go.yml b/.github/workflows/go.yml
index 33d927de1985..28418e210884 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/go.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/go.yml
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
           go-version-file: "./libevm/tooling/go.mod"
-      - run: git branch main origin/main
+      - name: Create local `main` if non-existent
+        run: git show-ref --quiet --verify refs/heads/main || git branch main origin/main
       - run: go test -v ./... --target_branch="${{ env.TARGET_BRANCH }}"
 
   go_generate: