diff --git a/.github/workflows/pytest.yml b/.github/workflows/pytest.yml
index 736973e..1c76f67 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pytest.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pytest.yml
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ jobs:
           if git ls-remote --exit-code origin coverage-report; then
             echo "coverage-report branch exists"
             git fetch origin coverage-report:coverage-report
-            git checkout -t coverage-report          
+            git checkout -B coverage-report origin/coverage-report          
           else
             echo "coverage-report branch does not exist"
             git checkout --orphan coverage-report