diff --git a/services/gerrit/one-way-sync.nix b/services/gerrit/one-way-sync.nix
index dfd0a4a..ac6edd8 100644
--- a/services/gerrit/one-way-sync.nix
+++ b/services/gerrit/one-way-sync.nix
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ let
       git pull origin ${fromRefspec}
       EXPECTED_REF=$(git rev-list ${localRefspec} | head -1)
       git fetch ${fromUri} ${fromRefspec}
-      git rebase FETCH_HEAD
-      GIT_SSH_COMMAND='ssh -i ${cfg.deployKeyPath}' git push ${cfg.pushUrl} HEAD:${targetRef} --force-with-lease=${targetRef}:$EXPECTED_REF --force-if-includes
+      git merge FETCH_HEAD
+      GIT_SSH_COMMAND='ssh -i ${cfg.deployKeyPath}' git push ${cfg.pushUrl} HEAD:${targetRef}
     '';
     serviceConfig = {
       User = "git";