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commit 6cf6f9c3a23c4e193b5577c5d394f1907917be56
Author: James Ives <iam@jamesiv.es>
Date:   Sun Sep 29 11:41:55 2024 -0400

    fix: update tracking

commit 9bb8292089d6689e4c2f1cff06a12062a1253333
Author: James Ives <iam@jamesiv.es>
Date:   Sun Sep 29 11:38:22 2024 -0400

    Update worktree.ts

commit 6d0725ee1fda4693075ef3b94894ba2b5b8c67c5
Author: James Ives <iam@jamesiv.es>
Date:   Sun Sep 29 11:36:04 2024 -0400

    Update worktree.ts

commit f24119c6ee0d5a1ad456b9a488027ad722ff68ba
Author: James Ives <iam@jamesiv.es>
Date:   Sun Sep 29 11:32:45 2024 -0400

    Update worktree.ts

commit a93ccc90d20c86e02f03382e8571020277cb975f
Author: James Ives <iam@jamesiv.es>
Date:   Sun Sep 29 11:30:49 2024 -0400

    Update worktree.ts

commit 422f948045898c857e455d269f4e80bf9cf3f6cb
Author: James Ives <iam@jamesiv.es>
Date:   Sun Sep 29 11:28:54 2024 -0400

    Update worktree.ts

commit 84c87e3ecaf6ac7f021dd090b9db1eea9ddc395a
Author: James Ives <iam@jamesiv.es>
Date:   Sun Sep 29 11:23:48 2024 -0400

    Update worktree.ts

commit 3b0b9cbdafb0429708c19982c9e70ce61d79df9f
Author: James Ives <iam@jamesiv.es>
Date:   Sun Sep 29 11:16:43 2024 -0400

    Update build.yml

commit f1cf93b8e951499d7aa52483ff5ac18837702001
Author: James Ives <iam@jamesiv.es>
Date:   Sun Sep 29 11:11:58 2024 -0400

    Update worktree.ts

.github/workflows/build.yml

@@ -113,8 +113,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Tweak content to publish to existing branch
         if: ${{ matrix.branch == 'gh-pages' }}
         run: |
-          RANDOM_CHAR=$(echo $RANDOM | tr -dc 'a-zA-Z0-9' | fold -w 1 | head -n 1)
-          echo "<!-- just sayin $RANDOM_CHAR -->" >> integration/index.html
+          echo "<!-- just sayin -->" >> integration/index.html
 
       - name: Deploy with modifications to existing branch
         id: modified

__tests__/git.test.ts

@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ describe('git', () => {
       await deploy(action)
 
       // Includes the call to generateWorktree
-      expect(execute).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(13)
+      expect(execute).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(14)
       expect(rmRF).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
     })
 

src/worktree.ts

@@ -100,14 +100,26 @@ export async function generateWorktree(
       info(
         'Error encountered while checking out branch. Attempting to continue with a new branch name.'
       )
-      branchName = `temp-${Date.now()}`
-      checkout = new GitCheckout(branchName)
 
-      await execute(
-        checkout.toString(),
-        `${action.workspace}/${worktreedir}`,
-        action.silent
-      )
+      branchName = `temp-${Date.now()}`
+
+      try {
+        checkout = new GitCheckout(branchName, `origin/${action.branch}`)
+        await execute(
+          checkout.toString(),
+          `${action.workspace}/${worktreedir}`,
+          action.silent
+        )
+      } catch (error) {
+        info('Unable to track the origin branch…')
+
+        checkout = new GitCheckout(branchName)
+        await execute(
+          checkout.toString(),
+          `${action.workspace}/${worktreedir}`,
+          action.silent
+        )
+      }
     }
 
     if (!branchExists) {
@@ -128,19 +140,19 @@ export async function generateWorktree(
           action.silent
         )
       }
+    }
 
-      /**
-       * Ensure that the workspace is a safe directory.
-       */
-      try {
-        await execute(
-          `git config --global --add safe.directory "${action.workspace}/${worktreedir}"`,
-          action.workspace,
-          action.silent
-        )
-      } catch {
-        info('Unable to set worktree temp directory as a safe directory…')
-      }
+    /**
+     * Ensure that the workspace is a safe directory.
+     */
+    try {
+      await execute(
+        `git config --global --add safe.directory "${action.workspace}/${worktreedir}"`,
+        action.workspace,
+        action.silent
+      )
+    } catch {
+      info('Unable to set worktree temp directory as a safe directory…')
     }
   } catch (error) {
     throw new Error(