diff --git a/src/main/java/com/inteligr8/git/LocalRepositoryCache.java b/src/main/java/com/inteligr8/git/LocalRepositoryCache.java
index ddec759..61c4b02 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/inteligr8/git/LocalRepositoryCache.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/inteligr8/git/LocalRepositoryCache.java
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ public class LocalRepositoryCache {
 		    	if (this.logger.isDebugEnabled())
 		    		this.logger.debug("resetting Git");
 				git.reset().setMode(ResetType.HARD).call();
+				git.fetch().call();
 				
 				if (branch != null && !branch.equals(git.getRepository().getBranch())) {
 			    	if (this.logger.isDebugEnabled())