diff --git a/bin/github-backup b/bin/github-backup
index d091f85..cc1217b 100755
--- a/bin/github-backup
+++ b/bin/github-backup
@@ -1036,7 +1036,7 @@ def fetch_repository(name,
             logging_subprocess(git_command, None, cwd=local_dir)
 
         if lfs_clone:
-            git_command = ['git', 'lfs', 'fetch', '--all', '--force', '--tags', '--prune']
+            git_command = ['git', 'lfs', 'fetch', '--all', '--prune']
         else:
             git_command = ['git', 'fetch', '--all', '--force', '--tags', '--prune']
         logging_subprocess(git_command, None, cwd=local_dir)