diff --git a/scripts/g14-gitops-render.mjs b/scripts/g14-gitops-render.mjs
index e613921a..0fdefa2f 100644
--- a/scripts/g14-gitops-render.mjs
+++ b/scripts/g14-gitops-render.mjs
@@ -2828,8 +2828,7 @@ git -C "$repo_path" config uploadpack.hideRefs refs/mirror-stage
 git -C "$repo_path" config --unset-all remote.origin.fetch 2>/dev/null || true
 git -C "$repo_path" config --add remote.origin.fetch '+refs/heads/*:refs/mirror-stage/heads/*'
 git -C "$repo_path" config --add remote.origin.fetch '+refs/tags/*:refs/mirror-stage/tags/*'
-git -C "$repo_path" for-each-ref --format='delete %(refname)' refs/mirror-stage | git -C "$repo_path" update-ref --stdin || true
-timeout 180 git -C "$repo_path" fetch --prune origin
+timeout 180 git -C "$repo_path" fetch --quiet --prune origin
 git -C "$repo_path" for-each-ref --format='%(objectname) %(refname)' refs/mirror-stage/heads > /tmp/hwlab-stage-heads
 git -C "$repo_path" for-each-ref --format='%(refname)' refs/mirror-stage/heads > /tmp/hwlab-stage-head-refs
 git -C "$repo_path" for-each-ref --format='%(objectname) %(refname)' refs/mirror-stage/tags > /tmp/hwlab-stage-tags
@@ -2873,7 +2872,6 @@ while read -r ref; do
     git -C "$repo_path" update-ref -d "$ref"
   fi
 done < /tmp/hwlab-public-tags
-git -C "$repo_path" for-each-ref --format='delete %(refname)' refs/mirror-stage | git -C "$repo_path" update-ref --stdin || true
 if git -C "$repo_path" show-ref --verify --quiet refs/heads/v0.2; then
   git -C "$repo_path" symbolic-ref HEAD refs/heads/v0.2
 elif git -C "$repo_path" show-ref --verify --quiet refs/heads/G14; then