diff --git a/zk_toolbox/crates/common/src/git.rs b/zk_toolbox/crates/common/src/git.rs
index 9db21daed361..ea6540c20b29 100644
--- a/zk_toolbox/crates/common/src/git.rs
+++ b/zk_toolbox/crates/common/src/git.rs
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ pub fn submodule_update(shell: &Shell, link_to_code: PathBuf) -> anyhow::Result<
 
 pub fn pull(shell: &Shell, link_to_code: PathBuf) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     let _dir_guard = shell.push_dir(link_to_code);
-    Cmd::new(cmd!(shell, "git pull")).run()?;
+    let res = Cmd::new(cmd!(shell, "git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD")).run_with_output()?;
+    let current_branch = String::from_utf8(res.stdout)?;
+    let current_branch = current_branch.trim_end();
+    Cmd::new(cmd!(shell, "git pull origin {current_branch}")).run()?;
     Ok(())
 }