diff --git a/util/travis_utils.sh b/util/travis_utils.sh
index 031bcda1a..e3d806dfb 100755
--- a/util/travis_utils.sh
+++ b/util/travis_utils.sh
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ TRAVIS_COMMIT_RANGE="${TRAVIS_COMMIT_RANGE:-HEAD~1..HEAD}"
 #TRAVIS_COMMIT_RANGE="c287f1bfc5c8...81f62atc4c1d"
 
 # Extra variables
-LOCAL_BRANCH=${TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST_BRANCH:-${TRAVIS_BRANCH}}
-QMK_CHANGES=$(git diff --name-only HEAD ${TRAVIS_BRANCH})
+LOCAL_BRANCH=$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)
+QMK_CHANGES=$(git diff --name-only -n 1 ${TRAVIS_COMMIT_RANGE})
 
 # if docker is installed - patch calls to within the qmk docker image
 if command -v docker >/dev/null; then