diff --git a/cm/cmind/repos.py b/cm/cmind/repos.py
index 8899607de..1beb23ef6 100644
--- a/cm/cmind/repos.py
+++ b/cm/cmind/repos.py
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ def pull(self, alias, url = '', branch = '', checkout = '', console = False, des
             extra_flag = ' ' if checkout_only else ' -b '
 
             if branch != '':
-                cmd = 'git fetch && git switch ' + branch
+                cmd = 'git fetch && git checkout ' + branch
 
             if checkout!='':
                 cmd += ' ' + checkout