diff --git a/postBuild b/postBuild
index f8d71f9..bbab0c8 100644
--- a/postBuild
+++ b/postBuild
@@ -4,3 +4,6 @@ set -euo pipefail
 # installing chromium browser to enable webpdf conversion using nbconvert
 export PLAYWRIGHT_BROWSERS_PATH=${CONDA_DIR}
 playwright install chromium
+
+# https://github.com/berkeley-dsep-infra/datahub/issues/5827
+git config --system pull.rebase false