diff --git a/advanced/Scripts/piholeCheckout.sh b/advanced/Scripts/piholeCheckout.sh
index 09f20d6b..66e435c7 100644
--- a/advanced/Scripts/piholeCheckout.sh
+++ b/advanced/Scripts/piholeCheckout.sh
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ fetch_checkout_pull_branch() {
   # Set the reference for the requested branch, fetch, check it put and pull it
   cd "${directory}"
   git remote set-branches origin "${branch}" || return 1
+  git stash --all --quiet &> /dev/null || return 1
+  git clean --force -d || return 1
   git fetch --quiet || return 1
   checkout_pull_branch "${directory}" "${branch}" || return 1
 }