diff --git a/scripts/publish_test_metrics.py b/scripts/publish_test_metrics.py
index 5540f91..3e4d122 100644
--- a/scripts/publish_test_metrics.py
+++ b/scripts/publish_test_metrics.py
@@ -233,7 +233,9 @@ def main() -> int:
         "PUSHGATEWAY_URL", "http://platform-quality-gateway.monitoring.svc.cluster.local:9091"
     ).strip()
     suite = os.getenv("SUITE_NAME", "ariadne")
-    branch = os.getenv("BRANCH_NAME", "")
+    branch = os.getenv("BRANCH_NAME") or os.getenv("GIT_BRANCH") or "unknown"
+    if branch.startswith("origin/"):
+        branch = branch[len("origin/") :]
     build_number = os.getenv("BUILD_NUMBER", "")
     commit = os.getenv("GIT_COMMIT", "")