diff --git a/lib/shipit/stack_commands.rb b/lib/shipit/stack_commands.rb
index 587d06a1b..5ac91015e 100644
--- a/lib/shipit/stack_commands.rb
+++ b/lib/shipit/stack_commands.rb
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ def env
     def fetch_commit(commit)
       create_directories
       if valid_git_repository?(@stack.git_path)
-        git('fetch', 'origin', '--quiet', '--tags', commit.sha, env: env, chdir: @stack.git_path)
+        git('fetch', 'origin', '--quiet', '--tags', '--force', commit.sha, env: env, chdir: @stack.git_path)
       else
         @stack.clear_git_cache!
         git_clone(@stack.repo_git_url, @stack.git_path, branch: @stack.branch, env: env, chdir: @stack.deploys_path)
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ def fetch_commit(commit)
     def fetch
       create_directories
       if valid_git_repository?(@stack.git_path)
-        git('fetch', 'origin', '--quiet', '--tags', @stack.branch, env: env, chdir: @stack.git_path)
+        git('fetch', 'origin', '--quiet', '--tags', '--force', @stack.branch, env: env, chdir: @stack.git_path)
       else
         @stack.clear_git_cache!
         git_clone(@stack.repo_git_url, @stack.git_path, branch: @stack.branch, env: env, chdir: @stack.deploys_path)
diff --git a/test/unit/deploy_commands_test.rb b/test/unit/deploy_commands_test.rb
index 9b446565c..8610053d7 100644
--- a/test/unit/deploy_commands_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/deploy_commands_test.rb
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ def setup
 
       command = @commands.fetch_commit(@deploy.until_commit)
 
-      assert_equal %W(git fetch origin --quiet --tags #{@deploy.until_commit.sha}), command.args
+      assert_equal %W(git fetch origin --quiet --tags --force #{@deploy.until_commit.sha}), command.args
     end
 
     test "#fetch_commit calls git fetch in git_path directory if repository cache already exist" do
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ def setup
 
       command = @commands.fetch
 
-      assert_equal %w(git fetch origin --quiet --tags master), command.args
+      assert_equal %w(git fetch origin --quiet --tags --force master), command.args
     end
 
     test "#fetch calls git fetch in git_path directory if repository cache already exist" do