diff --git a/ci-scripts/scripts/create_workspace.sh b/ci-scripts/scripts/create_workspace.sh
index c8410802db..a8359a9ae4 100755
--- a/ci-scripts/scripts/create_workspace.sh
+++ b/ci-scripts/scripts/create_workspace.sh
@@ -22,5 +22,5 @@ git config user.name "OAI Jenkins"
 git config advice.detachedHead false
 mkdir -p cmake_targets/log
 git checkout -f ${ref}
-[ -n "${merge}" ] && git merge --ff ${merge} -m "Temporary merge for CI"
+[ -n "${merge}" ] && git fetch origin ${merge} && git merge --ff FETCH_HEAD -m "Temporary merge for CI"
 exit 0