diff --git a/lib/util/git/index.ts b/lib/util/git/index.ts
index 1420f18a5c1ce82970a4f8204ff66c6f29594399..88dc7e270478b4b3228f21fb60fdf3712ddf3b28 100644
--- a/lib/util/git/index.ts
+++ b/lib/util/git/index.ts
@@ -265,6 +265,7 @@ export async function syncGit(): Promise<void> {
   if (await fs.exists(gitHead)) {
     try {
       await git.raw(['remote', 'set-url', 'origin', config.url]);
+      await resetToBranch(await getDefaultBranch(git));
       const fetchStart = Date.now();
       await git.fetch(['--depth=10']);
       config.currentBranch =