diff --git a/scripts/microannotate_generator.py b/scripts/microannotate_generator.py
index 998682f9..7865fb3a 100644
--- a/scripts/microannotate_generator.py
+++ b/scripts/microannotate_generator.py
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ class MicroannotateGenerator(object):
                 stop=tenacity.stop_after_attempt(5),
             )(
                 lambda: subprocess.run(
-                    ["git", "pull", self.repo_url, "master"],
+                    ["git", "pull", "origin", "master"],
                     cwd=self.git_repo_path,
                     capture_output=True,
                     check=True,