diff --git a/Jenkinsfile b/Jenkinsfile
index 60b82ae..75f0eeb 100644
--- a/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/Jenkinsfile
@@ -75,10 +75,12 @@
 
         stage('Checkout Branch') {
             steps{
-                sh '''
-                 cd /opt/workspace/coco_terraform_config/
-                 git checkout -b automatedSLOGeneration
-                '''
+                def now = new Date()
+                def timestamp = now.format("yyMMdd.HHmm", TimeZone.getTimeZone('UTC'))
+                def branch = timestamp+"-automatedSLOGeneration"
+                dir("/opt/workspace/coco_terraform_config/") {
+                        sh 'git checkout -b "${branch}"'
+                    } 
             }
         }
 
@@ -117,13 +119,10 @@
         stage('Create Pull Request') {
             steps {
                 script {
-                    def now = new Date()
-                    timestamp = now.format("yyMMdd.HHmm", TimeZone.getTimeZone('UTC'))
-
                     dir("/opt/workspace/coco_terraform_config/") {
                         sh 'git add .'
-                        sh ('git commit -m "123"')
-                        sh 'git push origin automatedSLOGeneration'
+                        sh 'git commit -m "${timestamp}"'
+                        sh 'git push origin ${branch}'
                     }   
                 }
             }