diff --git a/src/main/java/com/faforever/api/deployment/git/JGitWrapper.java b/src/main/java/com/faforever/api/deployment/git/JGitWrapper.java
index afb486e20..ef8f0caff 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/faforever/api/deployment/git/JGitWrapper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/faforever/api/deployment/git/JGitWrapper.java
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ public void checkoutRef(Path repoDirectory, String ref) {
     log.debug("Checking out '{}' in '{}'", ref, repoDirectory);
     try (Git git = open(repoDirectory.toFile())) {
       git.checkout()
-          .setForce(true)
+          .setForceRefUpdate(true)
           .setName(ref)
           .call();
     }