diff --git a/switch_all_submodules_to_head_and_clean b/switch_all_submodules_to_head_and_clean
index 986dc0c..e41f550 100755
--- a/switch_all_submodules_to_head_and_clean
+++ b/switch_all_submodules_to_head_and_clean
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ if [[ ! -z "`git status --porcelain $GIT_IGNORE_SUBMODULES`" ]]; then
 	git reset --hard HEAD
 	git clean -dxff
 fi
-git pull
+git pull --rebase
 if [[ ! -z "`git status --porcelain $GIT_IGNORE_SUBMODULES`" ]]; then
 	git reset --hard HEAD
 	git clean -dxff