diff --git a/pkg/build/repo/repo.go b/pkg/build/repo/repo.go
index d1af38fac..af8e677c0 100644
--- a/pkg/build/repo/repo.go
+++ b/pkg/build/repo/repo.go
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ func (r *Repo) Commands() []string {
 	case len(r.PR) > 0:
 
 		cmds = append(cmds, fmt.Sprintf("git fetch origin +refs/pull/%s/head:refs/remotes/origin/pr/%s", r.PR, r.PR))
-		cmds = append(cmds, fmt.Sprintf("git checkout -qf pr/%s", r.PR))
+		cmds = append(cmds, fmt.Sprintf("git checkout -qf -b pr/%s origin/pr/%s", r.PR, r.PR))
 		//cmds = append(cmds, fmt.Sprintf("git fetch origin +refs/pull/%s/merge:", r.PR))
 		//cmds = append(cmds, fmt.Sprintf("git checkout -qf %s", "FETCH_HEAD"))
 	// if a specific commit is provided then we'll
diff --git a/pkg/handler/hooks.go b/pkg/handler/hooks.go
index f7aaed24b..8a572d19f 100644
--- a/pkg/handler/hooks.go
+++ b/pkg/handler/hooks.go
@@ -230,6 +230,7 @@ func (h *HookHandler) PullRequestHook(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	commit.Status = "Pending"
 	commit.Created = time.Now().UTC()
 	commit.Gravatar = hook.PullRequest.User.GravatarId
+	commit.Author = hook.PullRequest.User.Login
 	commit.PullRequest = strconv.Itoa(hook.Number)
 	commit.Message = hook.PullRequest.Title
 	// label := p.PullRequest.Head.Labe