diff --git a/packages/server/src/services/github-service.test.ts b/packages/server/src/services/github-service.test.ts
index 52423de4a..d916cea03 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/services/github-service.test.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/services/github-service.test.ts
@@ -717,7 +717,10 @@ describe("ForgeService", () => {
       number: 526,
       baseRefName: "main",
       headRefName: "main",
-      checkoutRefs: [{ remoteName: "origin", remoteRef: "refs/pull/526/head" }],
+      checkoutRefs: [
+        { remoteName: "origin", remoteRef: "refs/pull/526/head" },
+        { remoteName: "upstream", remoteRef: "refs/pull/526/head" },
+      ],
       headOwnerLogin: "therainisme",
       headRepositorySshUrl: "git@github.com:therainisme/paseo.git",
       headRepositoryUrl: "https://github.com/therainisme/paseo",
diff --git a/packages/server/src/services/github-service.ts b/packages/server/src/services/github-service.ts
index db2d8b56f..e7eb70a98 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/services/github-service.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/services/github-service.ts
@@ -1048,7 +1048,10 @@ export function createGitHubService(options: CreateGitHubServiceOptions = {}): G
     },
 
     defaultCheckoutRefs({ changeRequestNumber }) {
-      return [{ remoteName: "origin", remoteRef: `refs/pull/${changeRequestNumber}/head` }];
+      return [
+        { remoteName: "origin", remoteRef: `refs/pull/${changeRequestNumber}/head` },
+        { remoteName: "upstream", remoteRef: `refs/pull/${changeRequestNumber}/head` },
+      ];
     },
 
     buildPrLocalBranchName({ headRef, checkoutTarget }) {
@@ -2348,7 +2351,10 @@ function toPullRequestCheckoutTarget(
     number: pullRequest.number,
     baseRefName: pullRequest.baseRefName,
     headRefName: pullRequest.headRefName,
-    checkoutRefs: [{ remoteName: "origin", remoteRef: `refs/pull/${pullRequest.number}/head` }],
+    checkoutRefs: [
+      { remoteName: "origin", remoteRef: `refs/pull/${pullRequest.number}/head` },
+      { remoteName: "upstream", remoteRef: `refs/pull/${pullRequest.number}/head` },
+    ],
     headOwnerLogin: pullRequest.headRepositoryOwner?.login || null,
     headRepositorySshUrl: pullRequest.headRepository?.sshUrl || null,
     headRepositoryUrl: pullRequest.headRepository?.url || null,