diff --git a/src/git.js b/src/git.js
index bfd84822..1389b7df 100644
--- a/src/git.js
+++ b/src/git.js
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ function checkOutRemoteBranch(context) {
 
 	// Switch to remote branch
 	core.info(`Switching to the "${context.branch}" branch`);
-	run(`git branch --force ${context.branch} --track ${remote}/${context.branch}`);
+	run(`git reset --hard ${remote}/${context.branch}`);
 	run(`git checkout ${context.branch}`);
 }