diff --git a/scripts/pgit.sh b/scripts/pgit.sh
index 855519a2..72a1e10f 100644
--- a/scripts/pgit.sh
+++ b/scripts/pgit.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-###!/bin/sh
+#!/bin/sh
 
 log()
 {
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ clone()
 		if [ "$fromuser" = "$login" ]; then
 			if [ -d $p ]; then
 				run_git -C $p pull --recurse-submodules=on-demand
-				run_git -C $p submodule foreach --recursive 'git fetch --tags -f'
+				run_git -C $p submodule foreach --recursive 'git fetch --tags -f origin'
 			else
 				run_clone $remote_base/$fromuser$remote_subpath/$p $p
 			fi
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ clone()
 					run_git -C $p remote set-url --push $remotename no_push
 				}
 				run_git -C $p fetch --prune --recurse-submodules=on-demand $remotename $fromref
-				run_git -C $p submodule foreach --recursive 'git fetch --tags -f'
+				run_git -C $p submodule foreach --recursive 'git fetch --tags -f origin'
 				if [ "$toref" ]; then
 					run_git -C $p merge --ff-only $remotename/$fromref $toref
 				fi