diff --git a/src/axolotl/cli/cloud/modal_.py b/src/axolotl/cli/cloud/modal_.py
index c350331eb..47bc3221a 100644
--- a/src/axolotl/cli/cloud/modal_.py
+++ b/src/axolotl/cli/cloud/modal_.py
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ class ModalCloud(Cloud):
                 [
                     # Random id for cache busting of branch commits
                     f"RUN echo '{str(randint(0, 1000000))}'",  # nosec B311
-                    f"RUN cd /workspace/axolotl && git fetch && git checkout {self.config.branch}",
+                    f"RUN cd /workspace/axolotl && git fetch && git checkout {self.config.branch} && git pull",
                 ]
             )