diff --git a/org.bndtools.templating.gitrepo/src/org/bndtools/templating/jgit/GitCloneTemplate.java b/org.bndtools.templating.gitrepo/src/org/bndtools/templating/jgit/GitCloneTemplate.java
index 467f648b8b..06da004407 100644
--- a/org.bndtools.templating.gitrepo/src/org/bndtools/templating/jgit/GitCloneTemplate.java
+++ b/org.bndtools.templating.gitrepo/src/org/bndtools/templating/jgit/GitCloneTemplate.java
@@ -117,8 +117,7 @@ public ResourceMap generateOutputs(Map<String, List<Object>> parameters, IProgre
 				Git git = cloneCmd.call();
 
 				CheckoutCommand checkout = git.checkout()
-					.setCreateBranch(true)
-					.setName("_tmp");
+					.setAllPaths(true);
 
 				if (params.branch == null) {
 					checkout.setStartPoint(GitCloneTemplateParams.DEFAULT_BRANCH);