diff --git a/__tests__/remote.spec.js b/__tests__/remote.spec.js
index a5e4140f..8bf7ed3c 100644
--- a/__tests__/remote.spec.js
+++ b/__tests__/remote.spec.js
@@ -389,5 +389,20 @@ describe('Git Remotes', function() {
 		);
 	});
 
+  it('uses --push to delete commits', function() {
+		expectTreeAsync(
+      'git commit; git clone;git reset HEAD~1;git push --force',
+      '{"branches":{"master":{"target":"C1","id":"master","remoteTrackingBranchID":"o/master"},"o/master":{"target":"C1","id":"o/master","remoteTrackingBranchID":null}},"commits":{"C0":{"parents":[],"id":"C0","rootCommit":true},"C1":{"parents":["C0"],"id":"C1"},"C2":{"parents":["C1"],"id":"C2"}},"tags":{},"HEAD":{"target":"master","id":"HEAD"},"originTree":{"branches":{"master":{"target":"C1","id":"master","remoteTrackingBranchID":null}},"commits":{"C0":{"parents":[],"id":"C0","rootCommit":true},"C1":{"parents":["C0"],"id":"C1"},"C2":{"parents":["C1"],"id":"C2"}},"tags":{},"HEAD":{"target":"master","id":"HEAD"}}}',
+		);
+  });
+
+  it('uses --push to delete commits and can push again after', function() {
+		expectTreeAsync(
+      'git commit; git clone;git reset HEAD~1;git push --force;git commit; git push ',
+      '{"branches":{"master":{"target":"C3","id":"master","remoteTrackingBranchID":"o/master"},"o/master":{"target":"C3","id":"o/master","remoteTrackingBranchID":null}},"commits":{"C0":{"parents":[],"id":"C0","rootCommit":true},"C1":{"parents":["C0"],"id":"C1"},"C2":{"parents":["C1"],"id":"C2"},"C3":{"parents":["C1"],"id":"C3"}},"tags":{},"HEAD":{"target":"master","id":"HEAD"},"originTree":{"branches":{"master":{"target":"C3","id":"master","remoteTrackingBranchID":null}},"commits":{"C0":{"parents":[],"id":"C0","rootCommit":true},"C1":{"parents":["C0"],"id":"C1"},"C2":{"parents":["C1"],"id":"C2"},"C3":{"parents":["C1"],"id":"C3"}},"tags":{},"HEAD":{"target":"master","id":"HEAD"}}}',
+		);
+  });
+
+
 });
 
diff --git a/src/js/git/index.js b/src/js/git/index.js
index 91cf563f..f8ecfd4a 100644
--- a/src/js/git/index.js
+++ b/src/js/git/index.js
@@ -1074,8 +1074,31 @@ GitEngine.prototype.push = function(options) {
     this.origin,
     this,
     branchOnRemote,
-    sourceLocation
+    sourceLocation,
+    /* options */ {
+      dontThrowOnNoFetch: true,
+    }
   );
+  if (!commitsToMake.length) {
+    if (!options.force) {
+      // We are already up to date, and we cant be deleting
+      // either since we dont have --force
+      throw new GitError({
+        msg: intl.str('git-error-origin-fetch-uptodate')
+      });
+    } else {
+      var sourceCommit = this.getCommitFromRef(sourceBranch);
+      var originCommit = this.getCommitFromRef(branchOnRemote);
+      if (sourceCommit.id === originCommit.id) {
+        // This is essentially also being up to date
+        throw new GitError({
+          msg: intl.str('git-error-origin-fetch-uptodate')
+        });
+      }
+      // Otherwise fall through! We will update origin
+      // and essentially delete the commit
+    }
+  }
 
   // now here is the tricky part -- the difference between local master
   // and remote master might be commits C2, C3, and C4, but the remote