diff --git a/jenkins/common/git_functions b/jenkins/common/git_functions
index afd0962..e5b7984 100644
--- a/jenkins/common/git_functions
+++ b/jenkins/common/git_functions
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     if [ -d $OSM_MDG ]; then
         INFO "reusing existing workspace"
         cd $OSM_MDG
-        GIT pull --all
+        GIT fetch --all --tags
         #git checkout master  #to make sure that we are in the right branch before pulling the code
         #git pull
     else