diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 2bc8b0a6b3f349d7e0503d0a584f3ebeb59d798f..3dcb04a71fca8a5e8832cff9e7eb07466de3f151 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ pages:
     - mv public/* stable/.
 
     # build the develop version into latest
-    - git checkout develop
+    - git checkout -f develop
     - git fetch origin develop
     - git reset --hard origin/develop
     - grunt dist