diff --git a/services/git-monitor b/services/git-monitor
index 6a9ca88..99c414b 100755
--- a/services/git-monitor
+++ b/services/git-monitor
@@ -63,11 +63,12 @@ check_for_updates() {
   fi
 
   # Fetch the latest commit hash from the remote repository
-  current_commit_hash=$(git -C "$REPO_LOCAL_PATH/$repo_name" rev-parse HEAD)
+  git -C "$REPO_LOCAL_PATH/$repo_name" fetch origin $BRANCH_NAME
+  current_commit_hash=$(git -C "$REPO_LOCAL_PATH/$repo_name" origin $BRANCH_NAME)
 
   if [ -z "$last_commit_hash" ] || [ "$current_commit_hash" != "$last_commit_hash" ]; then
     log_message "INFO" "New commits detected. Pulling..."
-    git -C "$REPO_LOCAL_PATH/$repo_name" pull origin "$BRANCH_NAME"
+    git -C "$REPO_LOCAL_PATH/$repo_name" checkout origin "$BRANCH_NAME"
     if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
       log_message "INFO" "Pull successful."