diff --git a/internal/source/gitlab/gitlab.go b/internal/source/gitlab/gitlab.go
index abf8ef7..88fc2be 100644
--- a/internal/source/gitlab/gitlab.go
+++ b/internal/source/gitlab/gitlab.go
@@ -461,6 +461,7 @@ func checkout(w git.Worktree, ref plumbing.Reference) {
 
 	if err := w.Checkout(&git.CheckoutOptions{
 		Branch: ref.Name(),
+		Create: false,
 		Force:  true,
 		Keep:   false,
 	}); err != nil {