diff --git a/ci-tools/update-nixpkgs b/ci-tools/update-nixpkgs
index f033fe988dd9a4069545df51ab9255ed419c9a5c..1d673abe80e8f8dc69a1025e6e653a9daf140c7b 100755
--- a/ci-tools/update-nixpkgs
+++ b/ci-tools/update-nixpkgs
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ setup_ssh() {
 setup_git() {
     git config --global user.email "update-bot@private.storage"
     git config --global user.name "Update Bot"
-    git remote add origin "gitlab@${HOST}:PrivateStorage/PrivateStorageio.git" || true
+    git remote remove origin || true
+    git remote add origin "gitlab@${HOST}:PrivateStorage/PrivateStorageio.git"
 }
 
 setup_ssh