diff --git a/scripts/phabtalk/apply_patch.py b/scripts/phabtalk/apply_patch.py
index 7d6d5af..3fe3a22 100755
--- a/scripts/phabtalk/apply_patch.py
+++ b/scripts/phabtalk/apply_patch.py
@@ -37,7 +37,10 @@ def _get_parent_hash(diff_id: str, phab:Phabricator) -> str:
 
 
 def _git_checkout(git_hash:str):
-    subprocess.check_call('git reset --hard {}'.format(git_hash), shell=True)
+    try:
+        subprocess.check_call('git reset --hard {}'.format(git_hash), shell=True)
+    except CalledProcessError:
+        subprocess.check_call('git checkout master')
     subprocess.check_call('git clean -fdx', shell=True)