diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index abeb54b40762f67c57936b6c5bc201c832b76196..92a0b8f88bc5cbac8a181136619c7808593131d5 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -236,6 +236,7 @@ stages:
   - sed -i '/fetch/d' .git/config # Remove all fetch lines to clean out dead links
   - git remote set-branches --add origin "$BASOP_CI_BRANCH_PC_REPO" # Add currently used branch
   - git fetch
+  - git restore --staged . # Needed if HRTF model files were updated.
   - git restore . # Just as a precaution
   - git checkout "$BASOP_CI_BRANCH_PC_REPO"
   - git reset --hard origin/"$BASOP_CI_BRANCH_PC_REPO"