diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-test.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy-test.yml
index 9f6568f7f..66fcffa62 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy-test.yml
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ jobs:
         id: find_ontology_version
 
       - name: Fetch Ontologies
-        run: git fetch && git checkout gh-pages ontology/
+        run: git checkout origin/gh-pages ontology/
       - run: mkdir -p ontology/${{ steps.find_ontology_version.outputs.ONTOLOGY_VERSION }}
       - run: cp schema/iguana.owx ontology/${{ steps.find_ontology_version.outputs.ONTOLOGY_VERSION }}/iguana.owx
       - run: cp schema/iguana.owx ontology/iguana.owx
diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
index 6210d5cab..7e6cde7cf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ jobs:
         id: find_ontology_version
 
       - name: Fetch Ontologies
-        run: git fetch && git checkout gh-pages ontology/
+        run: git checkout origin/gh-pages ontology/
       - run: mkdir -p ontology/${{ steps.find_ontology_version.outputs.ONTOLOGY_VERSION }}
       - run: cp schema/iguana.owx ontology/${{ steps.find_ontology_version.outputs.ONTOLOGY_VERSION }}/iguana.owx
       - run: cp schema/iguana.owx ontology/iguana.owx