diff --git a/internal/source/gitlab/gitlab.go b/internal/source/gitlab/gitlab.go
index 095fa6c..64aabdf 100644
--- a/internal/source/gitlab/gitlab.go
+++ b/internal/source/gitlab/gitlab.go
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ func checkout(w *git.Worktree, ref plumbing.Reference) {
 	logger.Debug(ctx, fmt.Sprintf("Checkout: %s", ref.Name().Short()))
 
 	if err := w.Checkout(&git.CheckoutOptions{
-		Branch: plumbing.ReferenceName(ref.Name().String()),
+		Branch: ref.Name(),
 	}); err != nil {
 		logger.Error(ctx, fmt.Sprintf("failed to reset: %v", err))
 	}