diff --git a/test/smoke/src/areas/notebook/notebook.test.ts b/test/smoke/src/areas/notebook/notebook.test.ts
index 1d70ee93a89..e8dae86262b 100644
--- a/test/smoke/src/areas/notebook/notebook.test.ts
+++ b/test/smoke/src/areas/notebook/notebook.test.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export function setup() {
 		after(async function () {
 			const app = this.app as Application;
 			cp.execSync('git checkout . --quiet', { cwd: app.workspacePathOrFolder });
-			cp.execSync('git reset --hard origin/master --quiet', { cwd: app.workspacePathOrFolder });
+			cp.execSync('git reset --hard HEAD --quiet', { cwd: app.workspacePathOrFolder });
 		});
 
 		afterEach(async function () {
diff --git a/test/smoke/src/areas/search/search.test.ts b/test/smoke/src/areas/search/search.test.ts
index 15257e6bfdb..77bcc40efb4 100644
--- a/test/smoke/src/areas/search/search.test.ts
+++ b/test/smoke/src/areas/search/search.test.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ export function setup() {
 		after(function () {
 			const app = this.app as Application;
 			cp.execSync('git checkout . --quiet', { cwd: app.workspacePathOrFolder });
-			cp.execSync('git reset --hard origin/master --quiet', { cwd: app.workspacePathOrFolder });
+			cp.execSync('git reset --hard HEAD --quiet', { cwd: app.workspacePathOrFolder });
 		});
 
 		it('searches for body & checks for correct result number', async function () {