diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index c858e21..ee33527 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -138,11 +138,13 @@ runs:
             REMOTE_URL=https://$DESTINATION_OWNER:${{ inputs.access_token }}@github.com/$DESTINATION_OWNER/$DESTINATION_REPOSITORY
             git remote set-url origin $REMOTE_URL
             git fetch origin
-            git ls-remote --heads origin ${{ inputs.target_branch }} | wc -l
-            if [ "$?" != "1" ]; then
+            BE=$(git ls-remote --heads origin ${{ inputs.target_branch }} | wc -l)
+            if [[ $BE == *"0"* ]]; then
+              echo "##### Target branch doesn't exist. Creating new branch #####"
               git checkout -b ${{ inputs.target_branch }}
+            else
+              git checkout ${{ inputs.target_branch }}
             fi
-            git checkout ${{ inputs.target_branch }}
             git add .
             git status