diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 9bfbcb4ceb41b76263ed69bd46e2eef1c0ff5091..a5169958e4ee4ed6591fd0473a6e4ea78b7bfbb3 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -123,10 +123,8 @@ stages:
 
 .update-scripts-repo: &update-scripts-repo
   - cd $SCRIPTS_DIR
-  - git remote set-branches --add origin $BASOP_CI_BRANCH_PC_REPO
-  - git remote prune origin
-  - git branch
-  - git fetch
+  - 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 checkout $BASOP_CI_BRANCH_PC_REPO
   - git pull
   - cd -