diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index a0ce6c5..535dc26 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ jobs:
       # Step 4: Switch to gh-pages branch
       - name: Switch to gh-pages branch
         run: |
-          git fetch origin gh-pages
-          git checkout -B gh-pages origin/gh-pages || git checkout --orphan gh-pages
+          git fetch origin gh-pages || echo "gh-pages branch does not exist yet"
+          git checkout gh-pages || git checkout --orphan gh-pages
           git reset --hard
 
       # Step 5: Deploy to gh-pages branch