diff --git a/internal/source/gitea/gitea.go b/internal/source/gitea/gitea.go
index 80b0baa..c3c513c 100644
--- a/internal/source/gitea/gitea.go
+++ b/internal/source/gitea/gitea.go
@@ -538,7 +538,7 @@ func (g Gitea) fetchCheckout(ctx context.Context, repo *git.Repository, branch,
 
 	if pullExist {
 		if err = wtree.Checkout(&git.CheckoutOptions{
-			Branch: plumbing.NewBranchReferenceName(branch),
+			Branch: headRef.Name(),
 			Create: false,
 			Force:  true,
 		}); err != nil && err != git.ErrBranchExists {