diff --git a/bench_runner/templates/_benchmark.src.yml b/bench_runner/templates/_benchmark.src.yml
index 8912480..ad5fffa 100644
--- a/bench_runner/templates/_benchmark.src.yml
+++ b/bench_runner/templates/_benchmark.src.yml
@@ -130,9 +130,12 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           # Another benchmarking task may have created results for the same
           # commit while the above was running. This "magic" incantation means
-          # that any local results for this commit will override anything we
-          # just pulled in in that case.
-          git pull -s recursive -X ours --autostash --rebase
+          # that any local results for this commit will override anything that
+          # happened in the meantime.
+          # https://stackoverflow.com/questions/43770520/how-to-specify-default-merge-strategy-on-git-stash-pop
+          git stash
+          git pull -s recursive --rebase
+          git cherry-pick -n -m1 -Xtheirs stash
       - name: Add data to repo
         if: ${{ steps.should_run.outputs.should_run != 'false' }}
         uses: EndBug/add-and-commit@v9
@@ -227,9 +230,12 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           # Another benchmarking task may have created results for the same
           # commit while the above was running. This "magic" incantation means
-          # that any local results for this commit will override anything we
-          # just pulled in in that case.
-          git pull -s recursive -X ours --autostash --rebase
+          # that any local results for this commit will override anything that
+          # happened in the meantime.
+          # https://stackoverflow.com/questions/43770520/how-to-specify-default-merge-strategy-on-git-stash-pop
+          git stash
+          git pull -s recursive --rebase
+          git cherry-pick -n -m1 -Xtheirs stash
       - name: Adding data to repo
         if: ${{ steps.should_run.outputs.should_run != 'false' && !inputs.perf }}
         uses: EndBug/add-and-commit@v9
@@ -321,9 +327,12 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           # Another benchmarking task may have created results for the same
           # commit while the above was running. This "magic" incantation means
-          # that any local results for this commit will override anything we
-          # just pulled in in that case.
-          git pull -s recursive -X ours --autostash --rebase
+          # that any local results for this commit will override anything that
+          # happened in the meantime.
+          # https://stackoverflow.com/questions/43770520/how-to-specify-default-merge-strategy-on-git-stash-pop
+          git stash
+          git pull -s recursive --rebase
+          git cherry-pick -n -m1 -Xtheirs stash
       - name: Add data to repo
         if: ${{ steps.should_run.outputs.should_run != 'false' }}
         uses: EndBug/add-and-commit@v9