diff --git a/workflow-templates/block-merge-freeze.yml b/workflow-templates/block-merge-freeze.yml
index 74736660..bfe58551 100644
--- a/workflow-templates/block-merge-freeze.yml
+++ b/workflow-templates/block-merge-freeze.yml
@@ -8,16 +8,14 @@ name: Pull request checks
 on: pull_request
 
 jobs:
-  block-merge-during-freeze:
-    name: Block merge during freezes
+  block-merges-during-freeze:
+    name: Block merges during feature freezes
 
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-
-      - name: Download version.php of $GITHUB_BASE_REF
-        run: curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nextcloud/server/$GITHUB_BASE_REF/version.php
+      - name: Download version.php from ${{ github.base_ref }}
+        run: curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nextcloud/server/${{ github.base_ref }}/version.php --output version.php
 
       - name: Run check
         run: cat version.php | grep 'OC_VersionString' | grep -i -v 'RC'