diff --git a/src/refractr.rs b/src/refractr.rs
index 1ffbdab..3c1ef19 100644
--- a/src/refractr.rs
+++ b/src/refractr.rs
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ fn fast_forward(refractr: &Refractr, repo_dir: &str, branches: &Option<Vec<Strin
     let origin_commit = origin_branch.get().peel_to_commit().unwrap();
 
     if local_commit.id() < origin_commit.id() {
-      local_branch.into_reference().set_target(origin_commit.id(), "Fast-forwarding").unwrap();
+      repo.set_head(format!("origin/{}", branch).as_str())?;
     }
 
   }