diff --git a/makepending b/makepending
index 05c4d1ecdf6e4d616da4ec9801b90a53b9e199e0..152ffb1065db8fbea670f01fe67f776ca7fb83b0 100644
--- a/makepending
+++ b/makepending
@@ -120,10 +120,11 @@ then
         continue
     fi
 
+    $TEST git checkout $DISTRO
+    $TEST git merge master
     echo Upgrading $current at $DISTRO with ${UPSTREAM}_$upstream 1>&2
     echo Running makepackage $package $DISTRO at $(date) $LOGS/$DISTRO-$package-$(date +%Y%m%d).log
     echo Running makepackage $package $DISTRO at $(date) $LOGS/$DISTRO-$package-$(date +%Y%m%d).log 1>&2
-    git checkout $DISTRO
     $TEST sh $WD/makepackage $package $DISTRO > $LOGS/$DISTRO-$package-$(date +%Y%m%d).log && echo -n Done! || echo -n FAILED!
     echo " ($(date))"
     echo