diff --git a/plugins/github-release-manager/src/api/PluginApiClient.ts b/plugins/github-release-manager/src/api/PluginApiClient.ts
index d348680cd1..38b460b4f9 100644
--- a/plugins/github-release-manager/src/api/PluginApiClient.ts
+++ b/plugins/github-release-manager/src/api/PluginApiClient.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import {
   GhCreateCommitResponse,
   GhCreateReferenceResponse,
   GhCreateTagObjectResponse,
-  GhGetBranchResponse,
   GhGetCommitResponse,
   GhGetReleaseResponse,
   GhMergeResponse,
@@ -97,10 +96,29 @@ export interface IPluginApiClient {
   }>;
 
   getLatestCommit: (
-    args: { defaultBranch: string } & PartialProject,
+    args: {
+      defaultBranch: string;
+    } & PartialProject,
   ) => Promise<Todo>;
 
-  getBranch: (args: { branchName: string } & PartialProject) => Promise<Todo>;
+  getBranch: (
+    args: {
+      branchName: string;
+    } & PartialProject,
+  ) => Promise<{
+    name: string;
+    links: {
+      html: string;
+    };
+    commit: {
+      sha: string;
+      commit: {
+        tree: {
+          sha: string;
+        };
+      };
+    };
+  }>;
 
   createRc: {
     createRef: (
@@ -384,7 +402,6 @@ export class PluginApiClient implements IPluginApiClient {
     defaultBranch,
   }: { defaultBranch: string } & PartialProject) {
     const { octokit } = await this.getOctokit();
-
     const latestCommit: GhGetCommitResponse = (
       await octokit.request(
         `/repos/${this.getRepoPath({
@@ -404,13 +421,26 @@ export class PluginApiClient implements IPluginApiClient {
   }: { branchName: string } & PartialProject) {
     const { octokit } = await this.getOctokit();
 
-    const branch: GhGetBranchResponse = (
-      await octokit.request(
-        `/repos/${this.getRepoPath({ owner, repo })}/branches/${branchName}`,
-      )
-    ).data;
+    const { data: branch } = await octokit.repos.getBranch({
+      owner,
+      repo,
+      branch: branchName,
+    });
 
-    return { branch };
+    return {
+      name: branch.name,
+      links: {
+        html: branch._links.html,
+      },
+      commit: {
+        sha: branch.commit.sha,
+        commit: {
+          tree: {
+            sha: branch.commit.commit.tree.sha,
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    };
   }
 
   createRc = {
diff --git a/plugins/github-release-manager/src/cards/createRc/CreateRc.tsx b/plugins/github-release-manager/src/cards/createRc/CreateRc.tsx
index b36478f082..0bc0e91297 100644
--- a/plugins/github-release-manager/src/cards/createRc/CreateRc.tsx
+++ b/plugins/github-release-manager/src/cards/createRc/CreateRc.tsx
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ import { getRcGitHubInfo } from './getRcGitHubInfo';
 import { InfoCardPlus } from '../../components/InfoCardPlus';
 import {
   ComponentConfigCreateRc,
-  GhGetBranchResponse,
   GhGetRepositoryResponse,
   SetRefetch,
 } from '../../types/types';
@@ -49,7 +48,7 @@ interface CreateRcProps {
   latestRelease: ApiMethodRetval<
     IPluginApiClient['getLatestRelease']
   >['latestRelease'];
-  releaseBranch: GhGetBranchResponse | null;
+  releaseBranch: ApiMethodRetval<IPluginApiClient['getBranch']> | null;
   setRefetch: SetRefetch;
   successCb?: ComponentConfigCreateRc['successCb'];
 }
diff --git a/plugins/github-release-manager/src/cards/info/Info.tsx b/plugins/github-release-manager/src/cards/info/Info.tsx
index 782ed30460..05902162d4 100644
--- a/plugins/github-release-manager/src/cards/info/Info.tsx
+++ b/plugins/github-release-manager/src/cards/info/Info.tsx
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ import React from 'react';
 import { Link, Typography } from '@material-ui/core';
 
 import { Differ } from '../../components/Differ';
-import { GhGetBranchResponse } from '../../types/types';
 import { InfoCardPlus } from '../../components/InfoCardPlus';
 import { TEST_IDS } from '../../test-helpers/test-ids';
 import { useProjectContext } from '../../contexts/ProjectContext';
@@ -27,7 +26,7 @@ import flowImage from './flow.png';
 import { ApiMethodRetval, IPluginApiClient } from '../../api/PluginApiClient';
 
 interface InfoCardProps {
-  releaseBranch: GhGetBranchResponse | null;
+  releaseBranch: ApiMethodRetval<IPluginApiClient['getBranch']> | null;
   latestRelease: ApiMethodRetval<
     IPluginApiClient['getLatestRelease']
   >['latestRelease'];
diff --git a/plugins/github-release-manager/src/cards/patchRc/Patch.tsx b/plugins/github-release-manager/src/cards/patchRc/Patch.tsx
index e19287024c..fc18be1d1d 100644
--- a/plugins/github-release-manager/src/cards/patchRc/Patch.tsx
+++ b/plugins/github-release-manager/src/cards/patchRc/Patch.tsx
@@ -17,24 +17,20 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import { Typography } from '@material-ui/core';
 
+import { ApiMethodRetval, IPluginApiClient } from '../../api/PluginApiClient';
+import { ComponentConfigPatch, SetRefetch } from '../../types/types';
 import { getBumpedTag } from '../../helpers/getBumpedTag';
 import { InfoCardPlus } from '../../components/InfoCardPlus';
 import { NoLatestRelease } from '../../components/NoLatestRelease';
-import {
-  ComponentConfigPatch,
-  GhGetBranchResponse,
-  SetRefetch,
-} from '../../types/types';
 import { PatchBody } from './PatchBody';
 import { useProjectContext } from '../../contexts/ProjectContext';
 import { useStyles } from '../../styles/styles';
-import { ApiMethodRetval, IPluginApiClient } from '../../api/PluginApiClient';
 
 interface PatchProps {
   latestRelease: ApiMethodRetval<
     IPluginApiClient['getLatestRelease']
   >['latestRelease'];
-  releaseBranch: GhGetBranchResponse | null;
+  releaseBranch: ApiMethodRetval<IPluginApiClient['getBranch']> | null;
   setRefetch: SetRefetch;
   successCb?: ComponentConfigPatch['successCb'];
 }
@@ -53,6 +49,10 @@ export const Patch = ({
       return <NoLatestRelease />;
     }
 
+    if (releaseBranch === null) {
+      return <NoLatestRelease />;
+    }
+
     const { bumpedTag, tagParts } = getBumpedTag({
       project,
       tag: latestRelease.tagName,
diff --git a/plugins/github-release-manager/src/cards/patchRc/PatchBody.test.tsx b/plugins/github-release-manager/src/cards/patchRc/PatchBody.test.tsx
index 54daf2894f..9b6d971056 100644
--- a/plugins/github-release-manager/src/cards/patchRc/PatchBody.test.tsx
+++ b/plugins/github-release-manager/src/cards/patchRc/PatchBody.test.tsx
@@ -41,16 +41,16 @@ describe('PatchBody', () => {
   beforeEach(jest.clearAllMocks);
 
   it('should render error', async () => {
-    (mockApiClient.getBranch as jest.Mock).mockImplementationOnce(() => {
+    (mockApiClient.getRecentCommits as jest.Mock).mockImplementationOnce(() => {
       throw new Error('banana');
     });
 
     const { getByTestId } = render(
       <PatchBody
-        latestRelease={mockRcRelease}
-        setRefetch={jest.fn()}
-        releaseBranch={mockReleaseBranch}
         bumpedTag={mockBumpedTag}
+        latestRelease={mockRcRelease}
+        releaseBranch={mockReleaseBranch}
+        setRefetch={jest.fn()}
         tagParts={mockTagParts}
       />,
     );
diff --git a/plugins/github-release-manager/src/cards/patchRc/PatchBody.tsx b/plugins/github-release-manager/src/cards/patchRc/PatchBody.tsx
index 44907d30f1..1548327f45 100644
--- a/plugins/github-release-manager/src/cards/patchRc/PatchBody.tsx
+++ b/plugins/github-release-manager/src/cards/patchRc/PatchBody.tsx
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ import OpenInNewIcon from '@material-ui/icons/OpenInNew';
 import { Differ } from '../../components/Differ';
 import {
   ComponentConfigPatch,
-  GhGetBranchResponse,
   GhGetCommitResponse,
   SetRefetch,
 } from '../../types/types';
@@ -56,7 +55,7 @@ interface PatchBodyProps {
   latestRelease: NonNullable<
     ApiMethodRetval<IPluginApiClient['getLatestRelease']>['latestRelease']
   >;
-  releaseBranch: GhGetBranchResponse | null;
+  releaseBranch: ApiMethodRetval<IPluginApiClient['getBranch']>;
   setRefetch: SetRefetch;
   successCb?: ComponentConfigPatch['successCb'];
   tagParts: NonNullable<CalverTagParts | SemverTagParts>;
@@ -76,25 +75,17 @@ export const PatchBody = ({
 
   const githubDataResponse = useAsync(async () => {
     const [
-      { branch: releaseBranchResponse },
       { recentCommits: recentCommitsOnDefaultBranch },
-    ] = await Promise.all([
-      pluginApiClient.getBranch({
-        ...project,
-        branchName: latestRelease.targetCommitish,
-      }),
-      pluginApiClient.getRecentCommits({ ...project }),
-    ]);
+    ] = await Promise.all([pluginApiClient.getRecentCommits({ ...project })]);
 
     const {
       recentCommits: recentCommitsOnReleaseBranch,
     } = await pluginApiClient.getRecentCommits({
       ...project,
-      releaseBranchName: releaseBranchResponse.name,
+      releaseBranchName: releaseBranch.name,
     });
 
     return {
-      releaseBranch: releaseBranchResponse,
       recentCommitsOnReleaseBranch,
       recentCommitsOnDefaultBranch,
     };
diff --git a/plugins/github-release-manager/src/cards/patchRc/sideEffects/patch.test.ts b/plugins/github-release-manager/src/cards/patchRc/sideEffects/patch.test.ts
index 322fe54255..9d00824b3b 100644
--- a/plugins/github-release-manager/src/cards/patchRc/sideEffects/patch.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/github-release-manager/src/cards/patchRc/sideEffects/patch.test.ts
@@ -29,18 +29,18 @@ describe('patch', () => {
 
   it('should work', async () => {
     const result = await patch({
-      pluginApiClient: mockApiClient,
-      latestRelease: mockReleaseVersion,
       bumpedTag: mockBumpedTag,
+      latestRelease: mockReleaseVersion,
+      pluginApiClient: mockApiClient,
+      project: mockCalverProject,
       selectedPatchCommit: mockSelectedPatchCommit,
       tagParts: mockTagParts,
-      project: mockCalverProject,
     });
 
     expect(result).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
       Array [
         Object {
-          "link": "mock_branch__links_html",
+          "link": "mock_branch_links_html",
           "message": "Fetched release branch \\"rc/1.2.3\\"",
         },
         Object {
diff --git a/plugins/github-release-manager/src/cards/patchRc/sideEffects/patch.ts b/plugins/github-release-manager/src/cards/patchRc/sideEffects/patch.ts
index b2c226c51c..d254020c62 100644
--- a/plugins/github-release-manager/src/cards/patchRc/sideEffects/patch.ts
+++ b/plugins/github-release-manager/src/cards/patchRc/sideEffects/patch.ts
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ export async function patch({
    * > branchSha = branch.commit.sha
    * > branchTree = branch.commit.commit.tree.sha
    */
-  const { branch: releaseBranch } = await pluginApiClient.getBranch({
+  const releaseBranch = await pluginApiClient.getBranch({
     ...project,
     branchName: releaseBranchName,
   });
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ export async function patch({
   const releaseBranchTree = releaseBranch.commit.commit.tree.sha;
   responseSteps.push({
     message: `Fetched release branch "${releaseBranch.name}"`,
-    link: releaseBranch._links.html,
+    link: releaseBranch.links.html,
   });
 
   /**
diff --git a/plugins/github-release-manager/src/components/NoLatestRelease.tsx b/plugins/github-release-manager/src/components/NoLatestRelease.tsx
index 232eb1c6b1..b9cf2f6df9 100644
--- a/plugins/github-release-manager/src/components/NoLatestRelease.tsx
+++ b/plugins/github-release-manager/src/components/NoLatestRelease.tsx
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ export const NoLatestRelease = () => {
       className={classes.paragraph}
       severity="warning"
     >
-      Unable to find any GitHub release
+      Unable to find any Release
     </Alert>
   );
 };
diff --git a/plugins/github-release-manager/src/components/NoReleaseBranch.test.tsx b/plugins/github-release-manager/src/components/NoReleaseBranch.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6e31be3caa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/github-release-manager/src/components/NoReleaseBranch.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2021 Spotify AB
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import React from 'react';
+import { render } from '@testing-library/react';
+
+import { TEST_IDS } from '../test-helpers/test-ids';
+import { NoReleaseBranch } from './NoReleaseBranch';
+
+describe('NoReleaseBranch', () => {
+  it('render NoReleaseBranch', () => {
+    const { getByTestId } = render(<NoReleaseBranch />);
+
+    expect(
+      getByTestId(TEST_IDS.components.noReleaseBranch),
+    ).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/plugins/github-release-manager/src/components/NoReleaseBranch.tsx b/plugins/github-release-manager/src/components/NoReleaseBranch.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..66c7f61ec0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/github-release-manager/src/components/NoReleaseBranch.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2021 Spotify AB
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import React from 'react';
+import { Alert } from '@material-ui/lab';
+
+import { useStyles } from '../styles/styles';
+import { TEST_IDS } from '../test-helpers/test-ids';
+
+export const NoReleaseBranch = () => {
+  const classes = useStyles();
+
+  return (
+    <Alert
+      data-testid={TEST_IDS.components.noReleaseBranch}
+      className={classes.paragraph}
+      severity="warning"
+    >
+      Unable to find any Release Branch
+    </Alert>
+  );
+};
diff --git a/plugins/github-release-manager/src/sideEffects/getGitHubBatchInfo.ts b/plugins/github-release-manager/src/sideEffects/getGitHubBatchInfo.ts
index 2b00f0e84b..39ddca4e3b 100644
--- a/plugins/github-release-manager/src/sideEffects/getGitHubBatchInfo.ts
+++ b/plugins/github-release-manager/src/sideEffects/getGitHubBatchInfo.ts
@@ -39,14 +39,14 @@ export const getGitHubBatchInfo = ({
     };
   }
 
-  const { branch } = await pluginApiClient.getBranch({
+  const releaseBranch = await pluginApiClient.getBranch({
     ...project,
     branchName: latestRelease.targetCommitish,
   });
 
   return {
     latestRelease,
-    releaseBranch: branch,
+    releaseBranch,
     repository,
   };
 };
diff --git a/plugins/github-release-manager/src/test-helpers/test-helpers.test.ts b/plugins/github-release-manager/src/test-helpers/test-helpers.test.ts
index c833efbca8..a690f44811 100644
--- a/plugins/github-release-manager/src/test-helpers/test-helpers.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/github-release-manager/src/test-helpers/test-helpers.test.ts
@@ -96,9 +96,6 @@ describe('testHelpers', () => {
           },
         ],
         "mockReleaseBranch": Object {
-          "_links": Object {
-            "html": "mock_branch__links_html",
-          },
           "commit": Object {
             "commit": Object {
               "tree": Object {
@@ -107,6 +104,9 @@ describe('testHelpers', () => {
             },
             "sha": "mock_branch_commit_sha",
           },
+          "links": Object {
+            "html": "mock_branch_links_html",
+          },
           "name": "rc/1.2.3",
         },
         "mockReleaseVersion": Object {
diff --git a/plugins/github-release-manager/src/test-helpers/test-helpers.ts b/plugins/github-release-manager/src/test-helpers/test-helpers.ts
index a68926182c..2ae2cf4a32 100644
--- a/plugins/github-release-manager/src/test-helpers/test-helpers.ts
+++ b/plugins/github-release-manager/src/test-helpers/test-helpers.ts
@@ -92,16 +92,18 @@ export const mockReleaseVersion = createMockRelease({
 /**
  * MOCK BRANCH
  */
-const createMockBranch = ({ ...rest }: Partial<GhGetBranchResponse> = {}) =>
+const createMockBranch = ({
+  ...rest
+}: Partial<NonNullable<ApiMethodRetval<IPluginApiClient['getBranch']>>> = {}) =>
   ({
     name: 'rc/1.2.3',
     commit: {
       sha: 'mock_branch_commit_sha',
       commit: { tree: { sha: 'mock_branch_commit_commit_tree_sha' } },
     },
-    _links: { html: 'mock_branch__links_html' },
+    links: { html: 'mock_branch_links_html' },
     ...rest,
-  } as GhGetBranchResponse);
+  } as NonNullable<ApiMethodRetval<IPluginApiClient['getBranch']>>);
 export const mockReleaseBranch = createMockBranch();
 
 /**
@@ -134,21 +136,28 @@ export const mockSelectedPatchCommit = createMockCommit({
  */
 export const mockApiClient: IPluginApiClient = {
   getHost: jest.fn(() => 'github.com'),
+
   getRepoPath: jest.fn(() => 'erikengervall/playground'),
+
   getOrganizations: jest.fn(),
+
   getRepositories: jest.fn(),
+
   getUsername: jest.fn(),
+
   getRecentCommits: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue({
     recentCommits: mockRecentCommits,
   }),
+
   getLatestRelease: jest.fn(), // TODO:
+
   getRepository: jest.fn(),
+
   getLatestCommit: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue({
     latestCommit: createMockCommit({ node_id: 'mock_latest_commit' }),
   }),
-  getBranch: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue({
-    branch: mockReleaseBranch,
-  }),
+
+  getBranch: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue(createMockBranch()),
 
   createRc: {
     createRef: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue({
diff --git a/plugins/github-release-manager/src/test-helpers/test-ids.ts b/plugins/github-release-manager/src/test-helpers/test-ids.ts
index 3620b03248..f096af567f 100644
--- a/plugins/github-release-manager/src/test-helpers/test-ids.ts
+++ b/plugins/github-release-manager/src/test-helpers/test-ids.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ export const TEST_IDS = {
     divider: 'grm--divider',
     reloadButton: 'grm--reload-button',
     noLatestRelease: 'grm--no-latest-release',
+    noReleaseBranch: 'grm--no-release-branch',
     circularProgress: 'grm--circular-progress',
     responseStepListDialogContent: 'grm--response-step-list--dialog-content',
     responseStepListItem: 'grm--response-step-list-item',