diff --git a/scripts/download-canister-wasm.sh b/scripts/download-canister-wasm.sh
index f5fff4ca67..9336117609 100755
--- a/scripts/download-canister-wasm.sh
+++ b/scripts/download-canister-wasm.sh
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ then
   COMMIT_ID=$(jq -r .$CANISTER_NAME ./canister_commit_ids.json)
 elif [[ $WASM_SRC =~ ^v[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+ ]]
 then
+  git fetch -t
   echo "here1"
   if [[ $(git tag -l $WASM_SRC) ]]
   then