diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index 666279c..ab04df5 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -26,8 +26,7 @@ configuration: Release
 
 install:
   # Hack to make git think it is on the tip of the repo branch
-  - 'git checkout %APPVEYOR_REPO_BRANCH%'
-  - 'git reset --hard %APPVEYOR_REPO_COMMIT%'
+  - 'git checkout -B %APPVEYOR_REPO_BRANCH%'
   # Install libcsptr
   - 'bash -lc "cd $APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER; .ci/install-libcsptr.sh -G \"MSYS Makefiles\"; true"'
   # We need to manually make since the above command somehow crashes