diff --git a/index.ts b/index.ts
index 1131e7a..c23006c 100644
--- a/index.ts
+++ b/index.ts
@@ -694,7 +694,7 @@ async function checkoutLocalBranch(pr: ForgejoPullRequest) {
     "fetch", "origin", "--depth=100",
     `+refs/heads/${branch}:refs/remotes/origin/${branch}`,
   ])
-  await $`git checkout ${branch}`
+  await $`git checkout -B ${branch} --track origin/${branch}`
 }
 
 async function checkoutForkBranch(pr: ForgejoPullRequest) {