diff --git a/src/ViewModels/Pull.cs b/src/ViewModels/Pull.cs
index 44287138..657f52a6 100644
--- a/src/ViewModels/Pull.cs
+++ b/src/ViewModels/Pull.cs
@@ -55,9 +55,9 @@ namespace SourceGit.ViewModels
 
         public bool UseRebase
         {
-            get;
-            set;
-        } = true;
+            get => _repo.PreferRebaseInsteadOfMerge;
+            set => _repo.PreferRebaseInsteadOfMerge = value;
+        }
 
         public Pull(Repository repo, Models.Branch specifiedRemoteBranch)
         {
diff --git a/src/ViewModels/Repository.cs b/src/ViewModels/Repository.cs
index 6dc6fb9e..ee6cd223 100644
--- a/src/ViewModels/Repository.cs
+++ b/src/ViewModels/Repository.cs
@@ -39,6 +39,12 @@ namespace SourceGit.ViewModels
             set => SetProperty(ref _gitDir, value);
         }
 
+        public bool PreferRebaseInsteadOfMerge
+        {
+            get;
+            set;
+        } = true;
+
         public AvaloniaList<string> Filters
         {
             get;