diff --git a/src/git-source-provider.ts b/src/git-source-provider.ts
index 2d35138..acfa9b8 100644
--- a/src/git-source-provider.ts
+++ b/src/git-source-provider.ts
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ export async function getSource(settings: IGitSourceSettings): Promise<void> {
 
       // When all history is fetched, the ref we're interested in may have moved to a different
       // commit (push or force push). If so, fetch again with a targeted refspec.
-      if (!(await refHelper.testRef(git, settings.ref, settings.commit))) {
+      if (!settings.refs.startsWith("refs/tags") && !(await refHelper.testRef(git, settings.ref, settings.commit))) {
         refSpec = refHelper.getRefSpec(settings.ref, settings.commit)
         await git.fetch(refSpec, fetchOptions)
       }