diff --git a/build/buildrun.sh b/build/buildrun.sh
index 03498e407e..a1f0effdcc 100755
--- a/build/buildrun.sh
+++ b/build/buildrun.sh
@@ -104,6 +104,13 @@ git_build_into(){
     fi
   done
 
+  if [ "$gitterm" -ne 0 ]; then
+    debug "Three git pulls failed, hard resetting and repulling"
+    git -C "$basedir" reset --hard HEAD~50 >"$GITchanges" 2>"$GITerrors"
+    git -C "$basedir" pull >>"$GITchanges" 2>>"$GITerrors"
+    gitterm="$?"
+  fi
+
   if [ "$gitterm" -ne 0 ]; then
     die "GIT reported the following problem:\n$(cat "$GITerrors")"
   fi