diff --git a/website/build.gradle b/website/build.gradle
index fd9c55a667c00..26cf0f228fc43 100644
--- a/website/build.gradle
+++ b/website/build.gradle
@@ -126,9 +126,8 @@ task commitWebsite << {
   // get the latest commit on master
   def latestCommit = grgit.log(maxCommits: 1)[0].abbreviatedId
 
-  shell "git fetch ${gitboxUrl} asf-site"
+  shell "git fetch --force origin +asf-site:asf-site"
   git.checkout(branch: 'asf-site')
-  shell "git reset --hard origin/asf-site"
 
   // Delete the previous content.
   git.remove(patterns: [ 'website/generated-content' ])