From 7079a5d61c2b49c7d35a72006860ce5edb0fac51 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jordan Harband <ljharb@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 4 Jun 2026 14:52:41 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] [actions] nodejs.org PR: sync the fork before branching, and
 surface create-ref errors

---
 .github/workflows/nodejs-org.yml | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/nodejs-org.yml b/.github/workflows/nodejs-org.yml
index a1491534..1da0130d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nodejs-org.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nodejs-org.yml
@@ -66,12 +66,15 @@ jobs:
           FORK_OWNER="$(gh api user --jq '.login')"
 
           DEFAULT_BRANCH="$(gh api repos/nodejs/nodejs.org --jq '.default_branch')"
+
+          gh repo sync "${FORK_OWNER}/nodejs.org" --branch "${DEFAULT_BRANCH}" || true
+
           UPSTREAM_SHA="$(gh api "repos/nodejs/nodejs.org/git/ref/heads/${DEFAULT_BRANCH}" --jq '.object.sha')"
 
           # Create or reset branch on fork to upstream HEAD
           if ! gh api "repos/${FORK_OWNER}/nodejs.org/git/refs" \
             -f "ref=refs/heads/${BRANCH}" \
-            -f "sha=${UPSTREAM_SHA}" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+            -f "sha=${UPSTREAM_SHA}" > /dev/null; then
             gh api "repos/${FORK_OWNER}/nodejs.org/git/refs/heads/${BRANCH}" \
               -X PATCH \
               -f "sha=${UPSTREAM_SHA}" \