diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-missing-git-ref.yaml b/.github/workflows/test-missing-git-ref.yaml
index 14da423..0575dbb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-missing-git-ref.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-missing-git-ref.yaml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
           prBranch=oriy/testRefMerge
           git branch -d "${prBranch}" 2>/dev/null || true
           git checkout -b "${prBranch}"
-          touch dummy
+          touch dummy && git add dummy
           git commit -am 'test ref merge'
           git push --force origin "${prBranch}"
           gh pr create --fill-first