diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-deploy-javadoc.yml b/.github/workflows/build-and-deploy-javadoc.yml
index cdc5f50..45c2cda 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-deploy-javadoc.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-deploy-javadoc.yml
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Fetch and checkout the specific commit
       run: |
-        git init --initial-branch=gh-pages processing4
+        git init processing4
         cd processing4
         git remote add origin ${{ env.REMOTE_URL }}
         git fetch --depth 1 origin ${{ env.commit_sha }}