diff --git a/.github/workflows/generate-code-scanning-query-lists.yml b/.github/workflows/generate-code-scanning-query-lists.yml
index 505550449ffc..7fcbc2bc31c9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/generate-code-scanning-query-lists.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/generate-code-scanning-query-lists.yml
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ jobs:
 
           git add data/reusables/code-scanning/codeql-query-tables
           git commit -m "Update CodeQL query tables"
-          git push origin $branchname
+          git push -u origin $branchname
 
           echo "Creating pull request..."
           gh pr create \
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sync-codeql-cli.yml b/.github/workflows/sync-codeql-cli.yml
index e42d6207406c..a4b3e550b094 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sync-codeql-cli.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sync-codeql-cli.yml
@@ -91,13 +91,13 @@ jobs:
           branchname=codeql-cli-update-${{ steps.semmle-code.outputs.OPENAPI_COMMIT_SHA }}
 
           branchCheckout=$(git checkout -b $branchname)
-          if [[! $? -eq 0 ]]; then
+          if [[ ! $? -eq 0 ]]; then
             echo "Branch $branchname already exists in `github/docs-internal`. Exiting..."
             exit 0
           fi
           git add .
           git commit -m "Update CodeQL CLI data"
-          git push origin $branchname
+          git push -u origin $branchname
 
           echo "Creating pull request..."
           gh pr create \