diff --git a/src/testRunner/externalCompileRunner.ts b/src/testRunner/externalCompileRunner.ts
index e42a9bc42cc28..91f77faaf0d64 100644
--- a/src/testRunner/externalCompileRunner.ts
+++ b/src/testRunner/externalCompileRunner.ts
@@ -58,9 +58,11 @@ namespace Harness {
                         if (!fs.existsSync(submoduleDir)) {
                             exec("git", ["clone", config.cloneUrl, directoryName], { cwd });
                         }
-                        exec("git", ["reset", "HEAD", "--hard"], { cwd: submoduleDir });
-                        exec("git", ["clean", "-f"], { cwd: submoduleDir });
-                        exec("git", ["pull", "-f"], { cwd: submoduleDir });
+                        else {
+                            exec("git", ["reset", "HEAD", "--hard"], { cwd: submoduleDir });
+                            exec("git", ["clean", "-f"], { cwd: submoduleDir });
+                            exec("git", ["pull", "-f"], { cwd: submoduleDir });
+                        }
 
                         types = config.types;
 
@@ -337,4 +339,4 @@ ${stderr.replace(/\r\n/g, "\n")}`;
         }
         return result;
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}