diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/pages.yml b/.gitea/workflows/pages.yml
index 2b41d11..48e82df 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/pages.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/pages.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           git config --global user.name "${{ env.CI_COMMIT_AUTHOR }}"
           git config --global user.email "username@users.noreply.github.com"
+          git worktree add deploy pages --no-checkout
           git add deploy/
           git commit -m "${{ env.CI_COMMIT_MESSAGE }}"
-          git branch -M pages
           git push -u origin pages --force