diff --git a/.github/workflows/helm-chart.yml b/.github/workflows/helm-chart.yml
index 935e1ae7b..d927bf2a9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/helm-chart.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/helm-chart.yml
@@ -79,7 +79,11 @@ jobs:
           gh api repos/${{ github.repository }}/git/refs \
             -X POST \
             -f ref='refs/heads/helm-docs-update' \
-            -f sha="$MAIN_SHA" || echo "Branch may already exist"
+            -f sha="$MAIN_SHA" || \
+            gh api repos/${{ github.repository }}/git/refs/heads/helm-docs-update \
+            -X PATCH \
+            -f sha="$MAIN_SHA" \
+            -f force=true || echo "Branch may already exist"
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ steps.generate_token.outputs.token }}