diff --git a/magefiles/magefile.go b/magefiles/magefile.go
index 38ff2da4b..70d722b29 100644
--- a/magefiles/magefile.go
+++ b/magefiles/magefile.go
@@ -93,10 +93,16 @@ func (CI) parseJobSpec() error {
 func (ci CI) init() error {
 	var err error
 
-	if jobType == "periodic" || strings.Contains(jobName, "rehearse") {
+	if (jobType == "periodic" && !strings.Contains(jobName, "release-service-catalog")) || strings.Contains(jobName, "rehearse") {
 		return nil
 	}
 
+	if strings.Contains(jobName, "release-service-catalog") && strings.Contains(jobName, "periodic") {
+		rctx.JobName = jobName
+		klog.Infof("setting rctx.JobName: %s", rctx.JobName)
+	//	return nil
+	}
+
 	if err = ci.parseJobSpec(); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -135,7 +141,7 @@ func (ci CI) init() error {
 }
 
 func (ci CI) PrepareE2EBranch() error {
-	if jobType == "periodic" || strings.Contains(jobName, "rehearse") {
+	if (jobType == "periodic" && !strings.Contains(jobName, "release-service-catalog")) || strings.Contains(jobName, "rehearse") {
 		return nil
 	}
 
@@ -149,6 +155,11 @@ func (ci CI) PrepareE2EBranch() error {
 		}
 	} else {
 		if isPRPairingRequired("e2e-tests") {
+			if pr.RemoteName != "konflux-ci" {
+				if err := gitCheckoutRemoteBranch("konflux-ci", pr.BranchName); err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+			}
 			if err := gitCheckoutRemoteBranch(pr.RemoteName, pr.BranchName); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
@@ -359,6 +370,11 @@ func RunE2ETests() error {
 	case "infra-deployments":
 		return engine.MageEngine.RunRules(rctx, "tests", "infra-deployments")
 	default:
+		klog.Infof("for debugging......rctx.JobName: %s", rctx.JobName)
+		if strings.Contains(rctx.JobName, "release-service-catalog") {
+			labelFilter := utils.GetEnv("E2E_TEST_SUITE_LABEL", "release-pipelines")
+			return runTests(labelFilter, "e2e-report.xml")
+		}
 		labelFilter := utils.GetEnv("E2E_TEST_SUITE_LABEL", "!upgrade-create && !upgrade-verify && !upgrade-cleanup && !release-pipelines")
 		return runTests(labelFilter, "e2e-report.xml")
 	}
@@ -824,8 +840,14 @@ func BootstrapCluster() error {
 
 func isPRPairingRequired(repoForPairing string) bool {
 	var pullRequests []gh.PullRequest
+	var url string
+
+	if repoForPairing == "infra-deployments" {
+		url = fmt.Sprintf("https://api.github.com/repos/redhat-appstudio/%s/pulls?per_page=100", repoForPairing)
+	} else {
+		url = fmt.Sprintf("https://api.github.com/repos/konflux-ci/%s/pulls?per_page=100", repoForPairing)
+	}
 
-	url := fmt.Sprintf("https://api.github.com/repos/redhat-appstudio/%s/pulls?per_page=100", repoForPairing)
 	if err := sendHttpRequestAndParseResponse(url, "GET", &pullRequests); err != nil {
 		klog.Infof("cannot determine %s Github branches for author %s: %v. will stick with the redhat-appstudio/%s main branch for running tests", repoForPairing, pr.RemoteName, err, repoForPairing)
 		return false
diff --git a/magefiles/rulesengine/repos/common.go b/magefiles/rulesengine/repos/common.go
index 6adc6ab32..7ba6ad54f 100644
--- a/magefiles/rulesengine/repos/common.go
+++ b/magefiles/rulesengine/repos/common.go
@@ -179,8 +179,13 @@ func GitCheckoutRemoteBranch(remoteName, branchName string) error {
 
 func IsPRPairingRequired(repoForPairing string, remoteName string, branchName string) bool {
 	var pullRequests []gh.PullRequest
+	var url string
 
-	url := fmt.Sprintf("https://api.github.com/repos/redhat-appstudio/%s/pulls?per_page=100", repoForPairing)
+	if repoForPairing == "infra-deployments" {
+		url = fmt.Sprintf("https://api.github.com/repos/redhat-appstudio/%s/pulls?per_page=100", repoForPairing)
+	} else {
+		url = fmt.Sprintf("https://api.github.com/repos/konflux-ci/%s/pulls?per_page=100", repoForPairing)
+	}
 	if err := sendHttpRequestAndParseResponse(url, "GET", &pullRequests); err != nil {
 		klog.Infof("cannot determine %s Github branches for author %s: %v. will stick with the redhat-appstudio/%s main branch for running tests", repoForPairing, remoteName, err, repoForPairing)
 		return false