diff --git a/completion.py b/completion.py
index 3000c6b20..a420b498c 100644
--- a/completion.py
+++ b/completion.py
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ def get_completion(
                     hide_reserved=False,
                     api_url='',
                 ).completion
+            clone_repo.git.checkout(branch)  # restore the original state
     else:
         month_ago_completion = 0.0
 
diff --git a/generate_metadata.py b/generate_metadata.py
index 30b72668f..51789cba2 100644
--- a/generate_metadata.py
+++ b/generate_metadata.py
@@ -48,8 +48,7 @@ def get_metadata(
 ) -> tuple[int, int, datetime | None]:
     if not repo or not (repo_path := Path(clones_dir, 'translations', repo)).exists():
         return 0, 0, None
-    (clone_repo := Repo(repo_path)).git.checkout()
-    latest_commit = clone_repo.head.commit.committed_datetime
+    latest_commit = Repo(repo_path).head.commit.committed_datetime
     if not completion:
         return 0, 0, latest_commit
     return (