diff --git a/hub-api/run-tests.sh b/hub-api/run-tests.sh
index 9f3f587..7ab77c4 100755
--- a/hub-api/run-tests.sh
+++ b/hub-api/run-tests.sh
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ if [ ! -d $HUB_TMP_DIR ]; then
 fi
 
 cd $HUB_TMP_DIR
-git checkout -b api-tests-run origin/${BRANCH}
+git fetch origin ${BRANCH}:fetched
+git checkout fetched
 
 make test-api