1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/reload.go b/reload.go
index 60f3e7e..3ec5eca 100644
--- a/reload.go
+++ b/reload.go
@@ -21,6 +21,15 @@ func (repo *Repo) ReloadCheck() error {
 
 // TODO: clean this up more, but it is working now more or less
 func (repo *Repo) Reload() error {
+	// sometimes, on new repos, if .git/HEAD does not exist
+	// defective git daemons or badly configured repos, 'git clone' can fail
+	// if so, 'git fetch origin' can repair the state
+	if !repo.Exists(".git/HEAD") {
+		cmd := []string{"git", "fetch", "origin"}
+		repo.RunVerbose(cmd)
+		cmd = []string{"git", "checkout", "main"} // todo: figure out main
+		repo.RunVerbose(cmd)
+	}
 	// log.Info("in reload", repo.FullPath)
 	repo.Tags = new(GitTags)
 	repo.reloadGitTags()