diff --git a/src/commands/configuration-management/studio.service.ts b/src/commands/configuration-management/studio.service.ts
index 0f63162..b729460 100644
--- a/src/commands/configuration-management/studio.service.ts
+++ b/src/commands/configuration-management/studio.service.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import { SpaceApi } from "../studio/api/space-api";
 import { StudioVariablesApi } from "../studio/api/studio-variables-api";
 import { SpaceService } from "../studio/service/space.service";
 import { StudioVariableService } from "../studio/service/studio-variable.service";
+import { BranchUtils } from "../../core/utils/branches";
 
 export class StudioService {
 
@@ -103,7 +104,7 @@ export class StudioService {
         }
         for (const  manifest of studioManifests) {
             const existingPackage = existingStudioPackages.find(existingPackage => existingPackage.key === manifest.packageKey);
-            if (existingPackage) {
+            if (existingPackage && !BranchUtils.isBranchPackageKey(existingPackage.key)) {
                 await this.studioPackageApi.movePackageToSpace(existingPackage.id, manifest.space.id);
             }
             await this.assignRuntimeVariables(manifest);
diff --git a/src/core/utils/branches.ts b/src/core/utils/branches.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d205291
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/utils/branches.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+export class BranchUtils {
+    private static readonly BRANCH_SEPARATOR = "@";
+
+    public static isBranchPackageKey(packageKey: string): boolean {
+        if (!packageKey || packageKey.trim().length === 0) {
+            throw new Error("Package key cannot be empty");
+        }
+
+        return packageKey.includes(BranchUtils.BRANCH_SEPARATOR);
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/tests/core/utils/branches.spec.ts b/tests/core/utils/branches.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bfff629
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/core/utils/branches.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import { BranchUtils } from "../../../src/core/utils/branches";
+
+describe("BranchUtils", () => {
+    describe("isBranchPackageKey", () => {
+        it("should return true when package key contains branch separator", () => {
+            expect(BranchUtils.isBranchPackageKey("package@feature-branch")).toBe(true);
+        });
+
+        it("should return false when package key does not contain branch separator", () => {
+            expect(BranchUtils.isBranchPackageKey("package")).toBe(false);
+        });
+
+        it("should throw an error if the input is empty", () => {
+            expect(() => BranchUtils.isBranchPackageKey("")).toThrow("Package key cannot be empty");
+        });
+
+        it("should throw an error if the input is only whitespace", () => {
+            expect(() => BranchUtils.isBranchPackageKey("   ")).toThrow("Package key cannot be empty");
+        });
+
+        it("should throw an error if the input is null", () => {
+            expect(() => BranchUtils.isBranchPackageKey(null)).toThrow("Package key cannot be empty");
+        });
+    });
+});