diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 9ec43210bf7e02363dc8df8c8b803b5a833fc730..c517b972b66d7d623c8708f9de01980b5ed092c5 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ stages:
   - sed -i '/fetch/d' .git/config # Remove all fetch lines to clean out dead links
   - git remote set-branches --add origin $BASOP_CI_BRANCH_PC_REPO # Add currently used branch
   - git fetch
+  - git restore --staged . # Needed if HRTF model files were updated.
   - git restore . # Just as a precaution
   - git checkout $BASOP_CI_BRANCH_PC_REPO
   - git pull