diff --git a/cros_mark_as_stable_unittest.py b/cros_mark_as_stable_unittest.py
index a2fcbd5ad3..40fda64c27 100755
--- a/cros_mark_as_stable_unittest.py
+++ b/cros_mark_as_stable_unittest.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class NonClassTests(mox.MoxTestBase):
     cros_mark_as_stable.GitBranch.Exists().AndReturn(True)
     cros_mark_as_stable._SimpleRunCommand('git log --format=format:%s%n%n%b ' +
                           self._tracking_branch + '..').AndReturn(git_log)
-    cros_mark_as_stable._SimpleRunCommand('git remote update')
+    cros_mark_as_stable._SimpleRunCommand('repo sync .')
     cros_mark_as_stable._SimpleRunCommand('git merge --squash %s' %
                                           self._branch)
     cros_mark_as_stable._SimpleRunCommand('git commit -m "%s"' %