diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index dd8d30f4..3fb5b1d2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/)
 ### Added
 - integration tests on windows, ubuntu, and mac for github
 - GHORG_MATCH_REGEX to filter cloning repos by regex; thanks @petomalina
+- fetch all if checkout fails when repo exists locally then retry
 ### Changed
 - initial clone will try to checkout a branch if specified; thanks @dword-design
 - default clone directory to $HOME/ghorg
diff --git a/cmd/clone.go b/cmd/clone.go
index 3f00aab3..24a7f764 100644
--- a/cmd/clone.go
+++ b/cmd/clone.go
@@ -363,10 +363,21 @@ func CloneAllRepos() {
 					cmd := exec.Command("git", "checkout", branch)
 					cmd.Dir = repoDir
 					err := cmd.Run()
+
 					if err != nil {
-						e := fmt.Sprintf("Could not checkout out %s, branch may not exist, no changes made Repo: %s Error: %v", branch, repo.URL, err)
-						cloneInfos = append(cloneInfos, e)
-						return
+						cmd = exec.Command("git", "fetch", "--all")
+						cmd.Dir = repoDir
+						err = cmd.Run()
+
+						cmd = exec.Command("git", "checkout", branch)
+						cmd.Dir = repoDir
+						err = cmd.Run()
+
+						if err != nil {
+							e := fmt.Sprintf("Could not checkout out %s, branch may not exist, no changes made Repo: %s Error: %v", branch, repo.URL, err)
+							cloneInfos = append(cloneInfos, e)
+							return
+						}
 					}
 
 					cmd = exec.Command("git", "clean", "-f", "-d")