diff --git a/recipe_modules/adhoc_validation/api.py b/recipe_modules/adhoc_validation/api.py
index 67fa7f4..e15c6ba 100644
--- a/recipe_modules/adhoc_validation/api.py
+++ b/recipe_modules/adhoc_validation/api.py
@@ -60,16 +60,18 @@
       else:
         with self.m.context(env=env, env_prefixes=env_prefixes):
           self.m.test_utils.run_test(validation, [resource_name])
-          if ((validation == 'docs' and self.m.properties.get('firebase_project')) or
-              (validation == 'docs_deploy') and self.m.properties.get('firebase_project')):
+          if ((validation == 'docs' or validation == 'docs_deploy') and
+              self.m.properties.get('firebase_project')):
             docs_path = checkout_path.join('dev', 'docs')
             # Do not upload on docs_deploy.
             if not validation == 'docs_deploy':
               self.m.bucket_util.upload_folder('Upload API Docs', docs_path, 'doc', "api_docs.zip")
             project = self.m.properties.get('firebase_project')
-            self.m.firebase.deploy_docs(
-                env=env,
-                env_prefixes=env_prefixes,
-                docs_path=docs_path,
-                project=project
-            )
+            # Only deploy to firebase directly if this is master or main.
+            if (self.m.properties.get('git_branch') in ['master', 'main']):
+              self.m.firebase.deploy_docs(
+                  env=env,
+                  env_prefixes=env_prefixes,
+                  docs_path=docs_path,
+                  project=project
+              )
diff --git a/recipe_modules/adhoc_validation/examples/full.expected/linux.json b/recipe_modules/adhoc_validation/examples/full.expected/linux.json
index f91dc9d..b579076 100644
--- a/recipe_modules/adhoc_validation/examples/full.expected/linux.json
+++ b/recipe_modules/adhoc_validation/examples/full.expected/linux.json
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     ],
     "env": {
       "DEPOT_TOOLS": "RECIPE_REPO[depot_tools]",
-      "GIT_BRANCH": "",
+      "GIT_BRANCH": "main",
       "LUCI_BRANCH": "",
       "LUCI_CI": "True",
       "LUCI_PR": "",
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
     ],
     "env": {
       "DEPOT_TOOLS": "RECIPE_REPO[depot_tools]",
-      "GIT_BRANCH": "",
+      "GIT_BRANCH": "main",
       "LUCI_BRANCH": "",
       "LUCI_CI": "True",
       "LUCI_PR": "",
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
     ],
     "env": {
       "DEPOT_TOOLS": "RECIPE_REPO[depot_tools]",
-      "GIT_BRANCH": "",
+      "GIT_BRANCH": "main",
       "LUCI_BRANCH": "",
       "LUCI_CI": "True",
       "LUCI_PR": "",
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
     ],
     "env": {
       "DEPOT_TOOLS": "RECIPE_REPO[depot_tools]",
-      "GIT_BRANCH": "",
+      "GIT_BRANCH": "main",
       "LUCI_BRANCH": "",
       "LUCI_CI": "True",
       "LUCI_PR": "",
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@
     ],
     "env": {
       "DEPOT_TOOLS": "RECIPE_REPO[depot_tools]",
-      "GIT_BRANCH": "",
+      "GIT_BRANCH": "main",
       "LUCI_BRANCH": "",
       "LUCI_CI": "True",
       "LUCI_PR": "",
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@
     ],
     "env": {
       "DEPOT_TOOLS": "RECIPE_REPO[depot_tools]",
-      "GIT_BRANCH": "",
+      "GIT_BRANCH": "main",
       "LUCI_BRANCH": "",
       "LUCI_CI": "True",
       "LUCI_PR": "",
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@
     "env": {
       "DEPOT_TOOLS": "RECIPE_REPO[depot_tools]",
       "GCP_PROJECT": "myproject",
-      "GIT_BRANCH": "",
+      "GIT_BRANCH": "main",
       "LUCI_BRANCH": "",
       "LUCI_CI": "True",
       "LUCI_PR": "",
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@
     "env": {
       "DEPOT_TOOLS": "RECIPE_REPO[depot_tools]",
       "GCP_PROJECT": "myproject",
-      "GIT_BRANCH": "",
+      "GIT_BRANCH": "main",
       "LUCI_BRANCH": "",
       "LUCI_CI": "True",
       "LUCI_PR": "",
diff --git a/recipe_modules/adhoc_validation/examples/full.py b/recipe_modules/adhoc_validation/examples/full.py
index 038cfe8..5aacd56 100644
--- a/recipe_modules/adhoc_validation/examples/full.py
+++ b/recipe_modules/adhoc_validation/examples/full.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
   )
   yield api.test(
       'linux', api.platform.name('linux'),
-      api.properties(firebase_project='myproject'),
+      api.properties(firebase_project='myproject', git_branch='main'),
       api.repo_util.flutter_environment_data(checkout_path)
   )
   yield api.test(