diff --git a/bin/git-check-assertions b/bin/git-check-assertions
index 11e0b44..75f9dc1 100755
--- a/bin/git-check-assertions
+++ b/bin/git-check-assertions
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ for commit_hash in "${commits[@]}"; do
       exit 1
     fi
     restore
+    git -c advice.detachedHead=false checkout -q "$commit_hash"
   done
   printf '%s\n' "$commit_hash" >>.git-check-assertions-cache
   echo
diff --git a/test/git-check-assertions.bats b/test/git-check-assertions.bats
index 8805d2f..5ff0798 100755
--- a/test/git-check-assertions.bats
+++ b/test/git-check-assertions.bats
@@ -145,6 +145,31 @@ commit_with_assertion() {
   assert_file_exists ../test2
 }
 
+@test "should restore the commit between assertion blocks in one commit message" {
+  git checkout -b feature
+  echo old >readme
+  git add readme
+  git commit -m "old"
+
+  echo new >readme
+  git add readme
+  git commit -F - <<-EOF
+		update
+
+		\`\`\`git-check-assertions
+		git checkout HEAD~
+		\`\`\`
+
+		\`\`\`git-check-assertions
+		grep new readme
+		\`\`\`
+	EOF
+
+  run git-check-assertions
+
+  assert_success
+}
+
 @test "should stop at the first failing assertion block and return to the original branch" {
   git checkout -b feature
   commit_with_assertion "touch ../test1 && exit 3"