diff --git a/run_deploy b/run_deploy
index bd58c7f0..4c0d9bce 100644
--- a/run_deploy
+++ b/run_deploy
@@ -6,7 +6,5 @@ echo '### Modifying cache.manifest ###'
 sed -i "s/^#.*$/# `date`/g" cache.manifest
 echo '### Commit and push ###'
 git commit -a -m "Prepare deployment"
-git checkout gh-pages
-git merge master
-git checkout master
+git branch -f gh-pages master
 git push --all
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