diff --git a/checksite/horizon-reload.sh b/checksite/horizon-reload.sh
index 819529e..fb9943c 100644
--- a/checksite/horizon-reload.sh
+++ b/checksite/horizon-reload.sh
@@ -1,13 +1,20 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-# Target branch: master, stable/newton, ...
-BRANCH=stable/newton
+# Target branch: master, stable/pike, ...
+BRANCH=stable/pike
 
 cd /opt/stack/horizon
+
+# Remove stale compiled python files
+find horizon -name '*.pyc' | xargs rm
+find openstack_dashboard -name '*.pyc' | xargs rm
+
+# Fetch the latest code from git
 git checkout $BRANCH
 git remote update origin
 git merge origin/$BRANCH
-./run_tests.sh --compilemessages -N
-DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE=openstack_dashboard.settings python manage.py collectstatic --noinput
-DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE=openstack_dashboard.settings python manage.py compress --force
+
+python manage.py compilemessages
+python manage.py collectstatic --noinput
+python manage.py compress --force
 sudo service apache2 reload