diff --git a/snippets/basop/update-scripts-repo.sh b/snippets/basop/update-scripts-repo.sh
index 47a1bcf2025e440da99ffc5ffe088a3d866fe47a..1a4a21d923427964ec9eb9d3c08ac7a262c285dd 100755
--- a/snippets/basop/update-scripts-repo.sh
+++ b/snippets/basop/update-scripts-repo.sh
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ git remote set-branches --add origin "$BASOP_CI_BRANCH_PC_REPO"
 
 git fetch
 
-# Just as a precaution
+# Just as a precaution -- relevant if HRTF model files have been updated
+git restore --staged .
 git restore .
 
 git checkout "$BASOP_CI_BRANCH_PC_REPO"