diff --git a/shrinkwrap/utils/config.py b/shrinkwrap/utils/config.py
index 2e03147beae0e7dbab43d3a0712971affe724564..5c30293cf46dbf8ceef3a37f5a0d52e53ba6c2c1 100644
--- a/shrinkwrap/utils/config.py
+++ b/shrinkwrap/utils/config.py
@@ -931,7 +931,7 @@ def build_graph(configs, echo, nosync, force_sync):
 							git remote set-url origin {gitremote}
 							git fetch {gitargs}--prune --prune-tags --force --recurse-submodules=off origin
 							git checkout {gitargs}--force {gitrev}
-							[ $(git tag -l {gitrev}) ] || git reset {gitargs}--hard origin/{gitrev}
+							[ $(git tag -l {gitrev}) ] || git reset {gitargs}--hard {gitrev}
 							git submodule {gitargs}sync --recursive
 							git submodule {gitargs}update --init --checkout --recursive --force
 							'''.strip()