diff --git a/git-pull.sh b/git-pull.sh
index 63b063a..e31226b 100755
--- a/git-pull.sh
+++ b/git-pull.sh
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@
 if test -z "$orig_head"
 then
 	git update-ref -m "initial pull" HEAD $merge_head "$curr_head" &&
-	git read-tree --reset -u HEAD || exit 1
+	git read-tree -m -u HEAD || exit 1
 	exit
 fi