diff --git a/lib/tasks/after_deploy.rake b/lib/tasks/after_deploy.rake
index 0f76cb137..6b01af915 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/after_deploy.rake
+++ b/lib/tasks/after_deploy.rake
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ task :after_deploy => :environment do
   if File.exist?(File.join(Rails.root, "app", "views", "home", "_show.html.haml")) && system("git log | head -5 | grep 'custom\ landing\ page'")
     puts "-----> resetting HEAD before custom landing page commit"
 
-    system("git reset --hard HEAD^") ? true : fail
+    system("git reset HEAD^") ? true : fail
     system("git stash pop") unless @did_not_stash
 
     puts "-----> done"