diff --git a/lib/puppet-openstack_spec_helper/beaker_spec_helper.rb b/lib/puppet-openstack_spec_helper/beaker_spec_helper.rb
index 4e826ba..40c1a70 100644
--- a/lib/puppet-openstack_spec_helper/beaker_spec_helper.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet-openstack_spec_helper/beaker_spec_helper.rb
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ RSpec.configure do |c|
       # install git
       install_package host, 'git'
 
-      zuul_branch = ENV['ZUUL_BRANCH']
+      zuul_branch = ENV['ZUUL_BRANCH_REAL'] || ENV['ZUUL_BRANCH']
       puppet_maj_version = ENV['PUPPET_MAJ_VERSION']
 
       repo = 'openstack/puppet-openstack-integration'