diff --git a/cmd/pkgdashcli/main.go b/cmd/pkgdashcli/main.go
index 6e662b1..1027b32 100644
--- a/cmd/pkgdashcli/main.go
+++ b/cmd/pkgdashcli/main.go
@@ -214,6 +214,10 @@ func giteaPullRequest(ctx context.Context, cfg *Config, mods map[string]modules.
 	if err != nil {
 		logger.Fatalf(ctx, "failed to get repo head: %v", err)
 	}
+	wtree, err := repo.Worktree()
+	if err != nil {
+		logger.Fatalf(ctx, "failed to get worktree: %v", err)
+	}
 
 	for path, mod := range mods {
 		wTitle.Reset()
@@ -226,9 +230,16 @@ func giteaPullRequest(ctx context.Context, cfg *Config, mods map[string]modules.
 			logger.Fatalf(ctx, "failed to create repo branch: %v", err)
 		}
 
-		wtree, err := repo.Worktree()
-		if err != nil {
-			logger.Fatalf(ctx, "failed to get worktree: %v", err)
+		if err = wtree.Reset(&git.ResetOptions{}); err != nil {
+			logger.Fatalf(ctx, "failed to reset repo branch: %v", err)
+		}
+
+		if err = wtree.Checkout(&git.CheckoutOptions{
+			Branch: plumbing.NewBranchReferenceName(envBaseBranch),
+			Create: false,
+			Force:  true,
+		}); err != nil {
+			logger.Fatalf(ctx, "failed to get checkout tree: %v", err)
 		}
 
 		epath, err := exec.LookPath("go")