diff --git a/scripts/upgrade b/scripts/upgrade
index 08cd6e0..21319ca 100644
--- a/scripts/upgrade
+++ b/scripts/upgrade
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ sudo su - $app <<SWITCHCOMMANDS
 pushd ~/live
 url=$(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/tootsuite/mastodon/releases/latest | sort -r | head -1 | cut -d\" -f4)
 version=$(echo $url | cut -d/ -f8)
-git checkout $(git tag $version)
+git checkout $version
 SWITCHCOMMANDS
 
 # Apply Mastodon upgrade