diff --git a/contrib/rh-jenkins/trigger_build.sh b/contrib/rh-jenkins/trigger_build.sh
index ffbbd19a15..6dcc4d8ab2 100755
--- a/contrib/rh-jenkins/trigger_build.sh
+++ b/contrib/rh-jenkins/trigger_build.sh
@@ -96,6 +96,10 @@ else
     _RPM=false
 fi
 
+if [[ "${#REFS[@]}" -eq 0 ]]; then
+    REFS=("$(git symbolic-ref --short HEAD 2>/dev/null || git rev-parse HEAD)")
+fi
+
 echo "USER                  : \"$_USER\""
 echo "TOKEN                 : \"$_TOKEN\""
 echo "DRY_RUN               : $DRY_RUN"