diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/update-refdata.yml b/.azure-pipelines/update-refdata.yml
index 7c395b214e0..d75baed4f52 100644
--- a/.azure-pipelines/update-refdata.yml
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/update-refdata.yml
@@ -34,17 +34,18 @@ jobs:
       - bash: |
           cd $(refdata.dir)
           git remote add fork https://$(bot_token)@github.com/tardis-bot/tardis-refdata
-          git checkout -b pr-$(pr.number)
+          git checkout -B pr-$(pr.number)
         displayName: 'Set up new branch'
 
-      - bash: |
-          cd $(tardis.dir)
-          source activate tardis
-          pytest tardis --tardis-refdata=$(refdata.dir) --generate-reference
-        displayName: 'Generate reference data on a new branch'
+      #- bash: |
+      #    cd $(tardis.dir)
+      #    source activate tardis
+      #    pytest tardis --tardis-refdata=$(refdata.dir) --generate-reference
+      #  displayName: 'Generate reference data on a new branch'
 
       - bash: |
           cd $(refdata.dir)
+          touch foo.txt
           git add -A
           git config --local user.email "tardis.sn.bot@gmail.com"
           git config --local user.name "tardis-bot"
@@ -57,3 +58,10 @@ jobs:
           echo "$(bot_token)" | gh auth login --with-token
           gh pr create --repo tardis-sn/tardis-refdata --head tardis-bot:pr-$(pr.number) --title "Automated Update (PR $(pr.number))" --body "_Pull request automatically generated by [#$(pr.number)](https://github.com/tardis-sn/tardis/pull/$(pr.number))_"
         displayName: 'Propose changes via pull request'
+        condition: succeeded()
+
+      - bash: |
+          cd $(refdata.dir)
+          git push fork pr-$(pr.number)
+        displayName: 'Force push changes to existing branch'
+        condition: failed()