diff --git a/changelog/133.fixed.md b/changelog/133.fixed.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..401c6e2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/133.fixed.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fixes issues where InfrahubClient was not properly configured for a branch when running the `infrahubctl transform`, `infrahubctl check` and `infrhubctl generator` commands.
diff --git a/infrahub_sdk/ctl/check.py b/infrahub_sdk/ctl/check.py
index 99c547fe..d2eacd83 100644
--- a/infrahub_sdk/ctl/check.py
+++ b/infrahub_sdk/ctl/check.py
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ async def run_checks(
     log = logging.getLogger("infrahub")
 
     check_summary: list[bool] = []
-    client = initialize_client()
+    client = initialize_client(branch=branch)
     for check_module in check_modules:
         if check_module.definition.targets:
             result = await run_targeted_check(
diff --git a/infrahub_sdk/ctl/cli_commands.py b/infrahub_sdk/ctl/cli_commands.py
index 324ba6ab..fd29f31b 100644
--- a/infrahub_sdk/ctl/cli_commands.py
+++ b/infrahub_sdk/ctl/cli_commands.py
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ def transform(
     transform_config = matched[0]
 
     # Get client
-    client = initialize_client()
+    client = initialize_client(branch=branch)
 
     # Get python transform class instance
     try:
diff --git a/infrahub_sdk/ctl/generator.py b/infrahub_sdk/ctl/generator.py
index 26fd6db0..ae588bb2 100644
--- a/infrahub_sdk/ctl/generator.py
+++ b/infrahub_sdk/ctl/generator.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ async def run(
     if param_key:
         identifier = param_key[0]
 
-    client = initialize_client()
+    client = initialize_client(branch=branch)
     if variables_dict:
         data = execute_graphql_query(
             query=generator_config.query,