diff --git a/scm-test/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/client/HgRepositoryClient.java b/scm-test/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/client/HgRepositoryClient.java
index 46bef711dc..0da3060b5d 100644
--- a/scm-test/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/client/HgRepositoryClient.java
+++ b/scm-test/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/client/HgRepositoryClient.java
@@ -116,7 +116,8 @@ public class HgRepositoryClient extends AbstractRepositoryClient
     }
 
     SimpleCommand cmd = new SimpleCommand(hg, "-R",
-                          localRepository.getAbsolutePath(), "pull", remoteURL);
+                          localRepository.getAbsolutePath(), "pull", "-u",
+                          remoteURL);
 
     execute(cmd);
   }