diff --git a/.gitlab/ci/lint.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab/ci/lint.gitlab-ci.yml
index 185721810..8f5fc3058 100644
--- a/.gitlab/ci/lint.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/ci/lint.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -38,10 +38,11 @@ format-run:
     - hub clone --branch ${CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME} "https://$GITHUB_TOKEN:x-oauth-basic@github.com/YunoHost/yunohost.git" github_repo
     - cd github_repo
   script:
-    # checkout or create and checkout the branch
-    - hub checkout "ci-format-${CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME}" || hub checkout -b "ci-format-${CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME}"
+    # create a local branch that will overwrite distant one
+    - git checkout -b "ci-format-${CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME}" --no-track
     - tox -e py37-black-run
-    - hub commit -am "[CI] Format code" || true
+    - git commit -am "[CI] Format code" || true
+    - git push -f origin "ci-format-${CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME}":"ci-format-${CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME}"
     - hub pull-request -m "[CI] Format code" -b Yunohost:dev -p || true # GITHUB_USER and GITHUB_TOKEN registered here https://gitlab.com/yunohost/yunohost/-/settings/ci_cd
   only:
     refs: