diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index a3398dfa9..aa06d99aa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -113,8 +113,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Tweak content to publish to existing branch
         if: ${{ matrix.branch == 'gh-pages' }}
         run: |
-          RANDOM_CHAR=$(echo $RANDOM | tr -dc 'a-zA-Z0-9' | fold -w 1 | head -n 1)
-          echo "<!-- just sayin $RANDOM_CHAR -->" >> integration/index.html
+          echo "<!-- just sayin -->" >> integration/index.html
 
       - name: Deploy with modifications to existing branch
         id: modified
diff --git a/__tests__/git.test.ts b/__tests__/git.test.ts
index e7b76c1d8..9aba5c36c 100644
--- a/__tests__/git.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/git.test.ts
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ describe('git', () => {
       await deploy(action)
 
       // Includes the call to generateWorktree
-      expect(execute).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(13)
+      expect(execute).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(14)
       expect(rmRF).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
     })
 
diff --git a/src/worktree.ts b/src/worktree.ts
index ec94670c6..d5040730a 100644
--- a/src/worktree.ts
+++ b/src/worktree.ts
@@ -100,14 +100,26 @@ export async function generateWorktree(
       info(
         'Error encountered while checking out branch. Attempting to continue with a new branch name.'
       )
+
       branchName = `temp-${Date.now()}`
-      checkout = new GitCheckout(branchName)
 
-      await execute(
-        checkout.toString(),
-        `${action.workspace}/${worktreedir}`,
-        action.silent
-      )
+      try {
+        checkout = new GitCheckout(branchName, `origin/${action.branch}`)
+        await execute(
+          checkout.toString(),
+          `${action.workspace}/${worktreedir}`,
+          action.silent
+        )
+      } catch (error) {
+        info('Unable to track the origin branch…')
+
+        checkout = new GitCheckout(branchName)
+        await execute(
+          checkout.toString(),
+          `${action.workspace}/${worktreedir}`,
+          action.silent
+        )
+      }
     }
 
     if (!branchExists) {
@@ -128,19 +140,19 @@ export async function generateWorktree(
           action.silent
         )
       }
+    }
 
-      /**
-       * Ensure that the workspace is a safe directory.
-       */
-      try {
-        await execute(
-          `git config --global --add safe.directory "${action.workspace}/${worktreedir}"`,
-          action.workspace,
-          action.silent
-        )
-      } catch {
-        info('Unable to set worktree temp directory as a safe directory…')
-      }
+    /**
+     * Ensure that the workspace is a safe directory.
+     */
+    try {
+      await execute(
+        `git config --global --add safe.directory "${action.workspace}/${worktreedir}"`,
+        action.workspace,
+        action.silent
+      )
+    } catch {
+      info('Unable to set worktree temp directory as a safe directory…')
     }
   } catch (error) {
     throw new Error(