diff --git a/internal/source/gitlab/gitlab.go b/internal/source/gitlab/gitlab.go
index 5ac9a4e..7ef1410 100644
--- a/internal/source/gitlab/gitlab.go
+++ b/internal/source/gitlab/gitlab.go
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ func checkout(w *git.Worktree, ref plumbing.Reference) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	logger.Debug(ctx, fmt.Sprintf("Checkout: %s", ref.Name().Short()))
 
-	if err := w.Checkout(&git.CheckoutOptions{Branch: ref.Name()}); err != nil {
-		logger.Fatal(ctx, fmt.Sprintf("failed to reset: %v", err))
+	if err := w.Checkout(&git.CheckoutOptions{Branch: ref.Name(), Create: false, Force: true}); err != nil {
+		logger.Error(ctx, fmt.Sprintf("failed to reset: %v", err))
 	}
 }