diff --git a/src/libostree/ostree-repo-pull.c b/src/libostree/ostree-repo-pull.c
index b187175c..8a699ca0 100644
--- a/src/libostree/ostree-repo-pull.c
+++ b/src/libostree/ostree-repo-pull.c
@@ -3117,10 +3117,14 @@ initiate_request (OtPullData                 *pull_data,
             g_clear_pointer (&delta_from_revision, g_free);
         }
 
-      /* This is similar to the below, except we *might* use the previous
-       * commit, or we might do a scratch delta first.
+      /* If the current ref is the same, we don't do a delta request, just a
+       * scan. Otherise, use the previous commit if available, or a scratch
+       * delta.
        */
-      initiate_delta_request (pull_data, delta_from_revision ?: NULL, to_revision, ref);
+      if (delta_from_revision && g_str_equal (delta_from_revision, to_revision))
+        queue_scan_one_metadata_object (pull_data, to_revision, OSTREE_OBJECT_TYPE_COMMIT, NULL, 0, ref);
+      else
+        initiate_delta_request (pull_data, delta_from_revision ?: NULL, to_revision, ref);
     }
   else
     {