diff --git a/src/cli/index.ts b/src/cli/index.ts
index acfbb3c..e319f75 100644
--- a/src/cli/index.ts
+++ b/src/cli/index.ts
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ async function main() {
     accessToken: inq.token,
     owner: ghURL.owner,
     repo: ghURL.name,
+    force: true,
   });
   const branches = await ghRepo.branches({
     accessToken: inq.token,
diff --git a/src/core/Repository.ts b/src/core/Repository.ts
index 71e8b11..693fbbc 100644
--- a/src/core/Repository.ts
+++ b/src/core/Repository.ts
@@ -324,6 +324,7 @@ export default class Repository {
           accessToken: await this.getToken(),
           owner: this.source.data.organization,
           repo: this.source.data.repoName,
+          force: true,
         });
         if (repository.size) {
           if (
diff --git a/src/core/source/GitHubRepository.ts b/src/core/source/GitHubRepository.ts
index 935a655..aefefc4 100644
--- a/src/core/source/GitHubRepository.ts
+++ b/src/core/source/GitHubRepository.ts
@@ -230,6 +230,7 @@ export async function getRepositoryFromGitHub(opt: {
   owner: string;
   repo: string;
   accessToken: string;
+  force?: boolean;
 }) {
   const span = trace
     .getTracer("ano-file")
@@ -240,6 +241,14 @@ export async function getRepositoryFromGitHub(opt: {
     if (opt.repo.indexOf(".git") > -1) {
       opt.repo = opt.repo.replace(".git", "");
     }
+    const dbModel = isConnected
+      ? await RepositoryModel.findOne({
+          name: opt.owner + "/" + opt.repo,
+        })
+      : null;
+    if (dbModel && !opt.force) {
+      return new GitHubRepository(dbModel);
+    }
     const oct = octokit(opt.accessToken);
     let r: RestEndpointMethodTypes["repos"]["get"]["response"]["data"];
     try {
@@ -268,15 +277,7 @@ export async function getRepositoryFromGitHub(opt: {
           repo: opt.repo,
         },
       });
-    let model = new RepositoryModel({ externalId: "gh_" + r.id });
-    if (isConnected) {
-      const dbModel = await RepositoryModel.findOne({
-        externalId: "gh_" + r.id,
-      });
-      if (dbModel) {
-        model = dbModel;
-      }
-    }
+    const model = dbModel || new RepositoryModel({ externalId: "gh_" + r.id });
     model.name = r.full_name;
     model.url = r.html_url;
     model.size = r.size;
diff --git a/src/server/routes/repository-private.ts b/src/server/routes/repository-private.ts
index 58003a8..e6bbc15 100644
--- a/src/server/routes/repository-private.ts
+++ b/src/server/routes/repository-private.ts
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ router.get(
         owner: req.params.owner,
         repo: req.params.repo,
         accessToken: token,
+        force: req.query.force == "1",
       });
       res.json(repo.toJSON());
     } catch (error) {
@@ -212,6 +213,7 @@ router.get(
         accessToken: token,
         owner: req.params.owner,
         repo: req.params.repo,
+        force: req.query.force == "1",
       });
       return res.json(
         await repository.branches({
@@ -239,6 +241,7 @@ router.get(
         owner: req.params.owner,
         repo: req.params.repo,
         accessToken: token,
+        force: req.query.force == "1",
       });
       if (!repo) {
         throw new AnonymousError("repo_not_found", {