diff --git a/Tools/buildbot-try.sh b/Tools/buildbot-try.sh
index e71e92b..7f749bf 100755
--- a/Tools/buildbot-try.sh
+++ b/Tools/buildbot-try.sh
@@ -28,8 +28,16 @@ shortrev=$(git describe --always --long --dirty=+ | sed 's/-g[0-9a-f]*\(+*\)$/\1
 
 author=$(grep try_username "$opt_file" | cut -d "'" -f 2)
 
+baserev=$(git merge-base HEAD origin/master)
+
+current_head=$(git rev-parse HEAD)
+
 echo "Branch name: $branchname"
 echo "Change author: $author"
 echo "Short rev: $shortrev"
+echo "Base rev: $baserev"
 
+# --baserev seems not to work, so we have to reset --soft to update our head
+git reset --soft $baserev
 buildbot try --properties=branchname=$branchname,author=$author,shortrev=$shortrev $*
+git reset --soft $current_head