diff --git a/src/cook/fetch.rs b/src/cook/fetch.rs
index e5267fa74..8c30205ef 100644
--- a/src/cook/fetch.rs
+++ b/src/cook/fetch.rs
@@ -252,22 +252,9 @@ pub fn fetch(recipe: &CookRecipe, check_source: bool, logger: &PtyOut) -> Result
                             }
                         }
                     }
-                    (None, false) => {
-                        let remote = get_git_remote_tracking(&source_dir)?;
-                        if remote.local_branch != remote.tracking_branch {
-                            false
-                        } else if let Some(branch) = branch
-                            && branch != &remote.tracking_branch
-                        {
-                            false
-                        } else if branch.is_none() && remote.remote_branch != remote.tracking_branch
-                        {
-                            false
-                        } else if remote.remote_name != "origin"
-                            || &remote.remote_url != chop_dot_git(git)
-                        {
-                            false
-                        } else {
+                    (None, false) => match get_git_remote_tracking(&source_dir) {
+                        Ok(remote) if !remote.check_updated(git, branch) => false,
+                        Ok(remote) => {
                             git_run_fetch(logger, &source_dir, git)?;
                             fetch_is_ran = true;
                             match get_git_fetch_rev(
@@ -282,7 +269,11 @@ pub fn fetch(recipe: &CookRecipe, check_source: bool, logger: &PtyOut) -> Result
                                 }
                             }
                         }
-                    }
+                        Err(e) => {
+                            log_to_pty!(logger, "{}", e);
+                            false
+                        }
+                    },
                     _ => false,
                 }
             };
@@ -312,14 +303,17 @@ pub fn fetch(recipe: &CookRecipe, check_source: bool, logger: &PtyOut) -> Result
                     command.arg("-C").arg(&source_dir);
                     command.arg("checkout").arg(rev);
                     run_command(command, logger)?;
-                } else if !is_redox() {
-                    //TODO: complicated stuff to check and reset branch to origin
-                    //TODO: redox can't undestand this (got exit status 1)
-                    let mut command = Command::new("bash");
-                    command.arg("-c").arg(GIT_RESET_BRANCH);
-                    if let Some(branch) = branch {
-                        command.env("BRANCH", branch);
-                    }
+                } else {
+                    let branch = match branch {
+                        Some(branch) => branch.clone(),
+                        None => get_git_remote_branch(&source_dir, "origin")?,
+                    };
+                    let mut command = Command::new("git");
+                    command
+                        .arg("checkout")
+                        .arg("-B")
+                        .arg(&branch)
+                        .arg(format!("remotes/origin/{branch}"));
                     command.current_dir(&source_dir);
                     run_command(command, logger)?;
                 }
diff --git a/src/cook/fs.rs b/src/cook/fs.rs
index c7fe1c0e2..c3c5f864f 100644
--- a/src/cook/fs.rs
+++ b/src/cook/fs.rs
@@ -388,6 +388,23 @@ impl GitRemoteTracking {
             ..Default::default()
         }
     }
+    pub fn check_updated(&self, url: &str, branch: &Option<String>) -> bool {
+        if self.local_branch != self.tracking_branch {
+            return false;
+        }
+        if let Some(branch) = branch
+            && branch != &self.tracking_branch
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
+        if branch.is_none() && self.remote_branch != self.tracking_branch {
+            return false;
+        }
+        if self.remote_name != "origin" || &self.remote_url != chop_dot_git(url) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        true
+    }
 }
 
 pub fn get_git_remote_tracking(dir: &PathBuf) -> Result<GitRemoteTracking> {
@@ -470,6 +487,17 @@ pub fn get_git_remote_tracking(dir: &PathBuf) -> Result<GitRemoteTracking> {
         remote_name
     ))?;
 
+    let remote_branch = get_git_remote_branch(dir, &remote_name)?;
+    Ok(GitRemoteTracking {
+        local_branch,
+        tracking_branch,
+        remote_name,
+        remote_branch,
+        remote_url,
+    })
+}
+
+pub fn get_git_remote_branch(dir: &PathBuf, remote_name: &str) -> Result<String> {
     let remote_branch = {
         let head_path = format!(".git/refs/remotes/{remote_name}/HEAD");
         let git_remote_head = dir.join(&head_path);
@@ -482,16 +510,10 @@ pub fn get_git_remote_tracking(dir: &PathBuf) -> Result<GitRemoteTracking> {
             ))?;
         get_git_branch_name(path.trim_end())?
     };
-    Ok(GitRemoteTracking {
-        local_branch,
-        tracking_branch,
-        remote_name,
-        remote_branch,
-        remote_url,
-    })
+    Ok(remote_branch)
 }
 
-pub(crate) fn chop_dot_git(url: &str) -> &str {
+fn chop_dot_git(url: &str) -> &str {
     if url.ends_with(".git") {
         return &url[..url.len() - ".git".len()];
     }
diff --git a/src/cook/script.rs b/src/cook/script.rs
index f3f32eef0..8db592156 100644
--- a/src/cook/script.rs
+++ b/src/cook/script.rs
@@ -401,18 +401,6 @@ do
 done
 "#;
 
-pub(crate) static GIT_RESET_BRANCH: &str = r#"
-ORIGIN_BRANCH="$(git branch --remotes | grep '^  origin/HEAD -> ' | cut -d ' ' -f 5-)"
-if [ -n "$BRANCH" ]
-then
-    ORIGIN_BRANCH="origin/$BRANCH"
-fi
-
-if [ "$(git rev-parse HEAD)" != "$(git rev-parse $ORIGIN_BRANCH)" ]
-then
-    git checkout -B "$(echo "$ORIGIN_BRANCH" | cut -d / -f 2-)" "$ORIGIN_BRANCH"
-fi"#;
-
 pub static KILL_ALL_PID: &str = r#"
 THISPID=$$
 CHILDREN=$(ps -o pid= --ppid $PID | grep -v $THISPID);