diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index 1387add7888..d98244db570 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ multitask :push do
   puts "## Deploying branch to Github Pages "
   puts "## Pulling any updates from Github Pages "
   cd "#{deploy_dir}" do
-    system "git checkout origin gh-pages"
+    system "git checkout gh-pages"
   end
   (Dir["#{deploy_dir}/*"]).each { |f| rm_rf(f) }
   Rake::Task[:copydot].invoke(public_dir, deploy_dir)