diff --git a/jenkins/common/git_functions b/jenkins/common/git_functions
index afd0962b012f437489e1c9e6247c5b9920952cc6..e5b79845507861a3f0060bd28d80d1928b503b51 100644
--- a/jenkins/common/git_functions
+++ b/jenkins/common/git_functions
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ OSM_git_checkout() {
     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