diff --git a/module_build_service/common/submit.py b/module_build_service/common/submit.py
index b0cf72ed..8988776e 100644
--- a/module_build_service/common/submit.py
+++ b/module_build_service/common/submit.py
@@ -102,11 +102,11 @@ def fetch_mmd(url, branch=None, allow_local_url=False, whitelist_url=False, mand
         if isinstance(stream_or_packager, Modulemd.ModuleStream):
             # this is a ModuleStreamV2 object
             stream_or_packager = stream_or_packager.copy(stream_or_packager.get_module_name(),
-                                                         scm.branch)
+                                                         scm_stream)
         else:
             # this is a PackagerV3 object
             stream_or_packager = stream_or_packager.copy()
-            stream_or_packager.set_stream_name(scm.branch)
+            stream_or_packager.set_stream_name(scm_stream)
 
     # If the version is in the modulemd, throw an exception since the version
     # since the version is generated by MBS