diff --git a/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/tests/dgit_local.test.ts b/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/tests/dgit_local.test.ts
index b4a0973309..ed397b2441 100644
--- a/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/tests/dgit_local.test.ts
+++ b/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/tests/dgit_local.test.ts
@@ -182,9 +182,41 @@ module.exports = {
         .setValue('*[data-id="newbranchname"]', 'testbranch')
         .click('*[data-id="sourcecontrol-create-branch"]')
         .waitForElementVisible('*[data-id="branches-current-branch-testbranch"]')
+        .pause(1000)
+    },
+    'publish the branch #group2': function (browser: NightwatchBrowser) {
+        browser
+        .waitForElementVisible('*[data-id="sourcecontrol-panel"]')
+        .click('*[data-id="sourcecontrol-panel"]')
+        .pause(1000)
+        .click('*[data-id="publishBranchButton"]')
+        .pause(2000)
+        .waitForElementNotVisible('*[data-id="publishBranchButton"]')
+    },
+    'check if the branch is published #group2': async function (browser: NightwatchBrowser) {
+        const branches = await getBranches('/tmp/git/bare.git')
+        browser.assert.ok(branches.includes('testbranch'))
     }
 }
 
+async function getBranches(path: string): Promise<string> {
+    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+        const git = spawn('git', ['branch'], { cwd: path })
+        let branches = ''
+        git.stdout.on('data', function (data) {
+            console.log('stdout git branches', data.toString())
+            branches += data.toString()
+        })
+        git.stderr.on('data', function (data) {
+            console.log('stderr git branches', data.toString())
+            reject(data.toString())
+        })
+        git.on('close', function () {
+            resolve(branches)
+        })
+    })
+}
+
 async function getGitLog(path: string): Promise<string> {
     return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
         const git = spawn('git', ['log'], { cwd: path })
diff --git a/libs/remix-ui/git/src/components/buttons/commitmessage.tsx b/libs/remix-ui/git/src/components/buttons/commitmessage.tsx
index 7f4e26d344..92e25fabc6 100644
--- a/libs/remix-ui/git/src/components/buttons/commitmessage.tsx
+++ b/libs/remix-ui/git/src/components/buttons/commitmessage.tsx
@@ -86,10 +86,13 @@ export const CommitMessage = () => {
       remote: getRemote(),
       ref: context.currentBranch
     })
-    await actions.pull({
+    await actions.fetch({
       remote: getRemote(),
-      ref: context.currentBranch
+      ref: context.currentBranch,
+      singleBranch: false,
+      relative: true
     })
+    
   }
 
   const messageEnabled = () => {