diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 02f0c163..c3bd6066 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,14 +9,13 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ### Added 
 - Files in uncommitted queue in any namespace warn users when opened except for in VSCode (#370)
-
-### Added
 - Added link back to IRIS management portal from Settings, Git WebUI pages (#449)
 
 ### Fixed
 - Changed prompts in configure from 0/1 to no/yes (#461)
 - Added warnings when user is using incompatible git version (#488)
 - Fixed the back button navigation between WebUI and Settings page (#361)
+- Basic mode Sync operation now imports items changed on the remote merge branch (#506)
 
 ## [2.5.0] - 2024-09-24
 
diff --git a/cls/SourceControl/Git/Utils.cls b/cls/SourceControl/Git/Utils.cls
index 5d035521..94d85304 100644
--- a/cls/SourceControl/Git/Utils.cls
+++ b/cls/SourceControl/Git/Utils.cls
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ ClassMethod MergeDefaultRemoteBranch(Output alert As %String = "") As %Boolean
         do ..RunGitWithArgs(.errStream, .outStream, "fetch", "origin", defaultMergeBranch_":"_defaultMergeBranch)
         do ..PrintStreams(errStream, outStream)
 
-        do ..RunGitWithArgs(,.outStream, "rev-parse", defaultMergeBranch)
+        do ..RunGitWithArgs(,.outStream, "rev-parse", "HEAD")
         set startSha = outStream.ReadLine()
 
         // Start a transaction so code changes can be rolled back
@@ -2693,4 +2693,3 @@ ClassMethod BaselineExport(pCommitMessage = "", pPushToRemote = "") As %Status
 }
 
 }
-