diff --git a/__tests__/git.test.ts b/__tests__/git.test.ts
index 7e671fcb..53d66be0 100644
--- a/__tests__/git.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/git.test.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ describe("git", () => {
       });
 
       const call = await init();
-      expect(execute).toBeCalledTimes(4);
+      expect(execute).toBeCalledTimes(6);
       expect(call).toBe("Initialization step complete...");
     });
 
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ describe("git", () => {
 
       const call = await init();
 
-      expect(execute).toBeCalledTimes(4);
+      expect(execute).toBeCalledTimes(6);
       expect(call).toBe("Initialization step complete...");
     });
 
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ describe("git", () => {
 
       const call = await init();
 
-      expect(execute).toBeCalledTimes(4);
+      expect(execute).toBeCalledTimes(6);
       expect(call).toBe("Initialization step complete...");
     });
   });
diff --git a/lib/git.js b/lib/git.js
index 771179dd..bcd3475e 100644
--- a/lib/git.js
+++ b/lib/git.js
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ function init() {
             yield execute_1.execute(`git init`, constants_1.workspace);
             yield execute_1.execute(`git config user.name ${constants_1.action.name}`, constants_1.workspace);
             yield execute_1.execute(`git config user.email ${constants_1.action.email}`, constants_1.workspace);
+            yield execute_1.execute(`git remote rm origin`, constants_1.workspace);
+            yield execute_1.execute(`git remote add origin ${constants_1.repositoryPath}`, constants_1.workspace);
             yield execute_1.execute(`git fetch`, constants_1.workspace);
         }
         catch (error) {
diff --git a/src/git.ts b/src/git.ts
index f6c324b0..08a96012 100644
--- a/src/git.ts
+++ b/src/git.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ export async function init(): Promise<any> {
     await execute(`git init`, workspace);
     await execute(`git config user.name ${action.name}`, workspace);
     await execute(`git config user.email ${action.email}`, workspace);
+    await execute(`git remote rm origin`, workspace);
+    await execute(`git remote add origin ${repositoryPath}`, workspace);
     await execute(`git fetch`, workspace);
   } catch (error) {
     core.setFailed(`There was an error initializing the repository: ${error}`);