diff --git a/eden/scm/sapling/ext/tweakdefaults.py b/eden/scm/sapling/ext/tweakdefaults.py
index 459a646f90..ab8fd58010 100644
--- a/eden/scm/sapling/ext/tweakdefaults.py
+++ b/eden/scm/sapling/ext/tweakdefaults.py
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ def pull(orig, ui, repo, *args, **opts):
             rebasemodule.rebase, ui, repo, dest=dest, tool=tool
         )
     if dest and update:
-        ret = ret or commands.update(ui, repo, node=dest, check=True)
+        ret = ret or commands.update(ui, repo, node=dest)
 
     return ret
 
diff --git a/eden/scm/tests/test-fb-ext-tweakdefaults-pull.t b/eden/scm/tests/test-fb-ext-tweakdefaults-pull.t
index 28a5ef65d8..f3fe96ebd2 100644
--- a/eden/scm/tests/test-fb-ext-tweakdefaults-pull.t
+++ b/eden/scm/tests/test-fb-ext-tweakdefaults-pull.t
@@ -25,12 +25,11 @@ setup server and client
   pulling from $TESTTMP/a
   1 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
 
-test a local modification (tofix: 'pull -u' should succeed )
+test a local modification
 
   $ echo aa > a
   $ hg pull -u -B main
   pulling from $TESTTMP/a
-  abort: uncommitted changes
-  [255]
+  0 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
   $ hg st
   M a