diff --git a/ci/update-nur.sh b/ci/update-nur.sh
index fd85b9aa0..10b47c781 100755
--- a/ci/update-nur.sh
+++ b/ci/update-nur.sh
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ if [[ -z "$(git diff --exit-code)" ]]; then
 else
   git add --all repos.json*
   git commit -m "automatic update"
-  git push git@github.com:nix-community/NUR HEAD:master
+  git pull origin master
+  git push git@github.com:nix-community/NUR master
 fi
 
 (cd nur-combined && git push origin master)