# New builds fail with error fetching branch, but "clear cache & deploy site" succeeds

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**Category:** Support\
**Tags:** git, building, hugo\
**Created:** [May 13, 2020, 1:34pm UTC](https://answers.netlify.com/t/new-builds-fail-with-error-fetching-branch-but-clear-cache-deploy-site-succeeds/14582 "2020-05-13T13:34:03Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 10, 2021, 2:43pm UTC](https://answers.netlify.com/t/new-builds-fail-with-error-fetching-branch-but-clear-cache-deploy-site-succeeds/14582/17 "2021-02-10T14:43:21Z")

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Yes right. Hi.

I checked other suggestions in the forum and GitHub as well. You can see them together alongside my detailed issue log here:

> [@Hugo build fails without clearing cache](https://answers.netlify.com/t/hugo-build-fails-without-clearing-cache/31809):
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> I have a site and different sub-branches which all of them integrated to Github CI-CD pipeline to auto-build/deploy. The site (with branches) runs almost for 3 years. Recently I got persistent error on every builds. The build can’t complete the task and give similar error every time: 5:12:01 PM: Build ready to start 5:12:03 PM: build-image version: d84c79427e8f83c1ba17bcdd7b3fe38059376b68 5:12:03 PM: build-image tag: v3.6.1 5:12:03 PM: buildbot version: 28b3358b4c94ec0a3a8c81b155535f3f8c2745…

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