diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/update-flake.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/update-flake.yaml
index 0f73f09..0ca4103 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/update-flake.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/update-flake.yaml
@@ -37,7 +37,9 @@ jobs:
               git merge --squash origin/main || true # do not exit script on merge conflict
 
               # solve potential merge conflict by taking flake.lock from main
-              git checkout origin/main -- flake.lock
+              git checkout --theirs flake.lock
+              git add flake.lock
+
               git commit -m "Merge main branch squashed $(date -I)"
             else
               echo "Merge not necessary"