diff --git a/tools/deploy.sh b/tools/deploy.sh
index 14b88eb5391..5baba008cf8 100755
--- a/tools/deploy.sh
+++ b/tools/deploy.sh
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ setup_gh() {
     _no_pages_branch=true
     git checkout -b "$PAGES_BRANCH"
   else
-    git checkout "$PAGES_BRANCH"
+    git checkout -f "$PAGES_BRANCH"
   fi
 }