diff --git a/doc/usage/pull_requests.rst b/doc/usage/pull_requests.rst
index eaf4cfc..770c4a2 100644
--- a/doc/usage/pull_requests.rst
+++ b/doc/usage/pull_requests.rst
@@ -107,7 +107,26 @@ pushing it to your remote fork.
 Working with Pull Requests
 --------------------------
 It's quite common to work with a pull request locally, either to build on top of
-it or to test it. You can do this by editing your git configuration as follows.
+it or to test it. You can do this easily using ``git fetch`` to download the
+pull request followed by ``git checkout`` to work with it as you would any
+local branch.  The syntax for ``git fetch`` is: ::
+
+    git fetch $REMOTE pull/$PR_NUMBER/head:$BRANCHNAME
+
+For example, if you have PR#1 which "adds support for foo" you might run: ::
+
+    git fetch origin pull/1/head:add-foo-support
+
+Then you can work with the ``add-foo-support`` normally: ::
+
+    git checkout add-foo-support
+
+.. note:: You may use ``/`` characters in your branch name if you want to group
+          your pull requests by the submitter name, bug number, etc.  For
+          example, you could name your local branch ``user/add-foo-support``.
+
+If you want to allow working with all of your pull requests locally, you can do
+so by editing your git configuration as follows.
 Locate your remote in the ``.git/config`` file, for example::
 
     [remote "origin"]
diff --git a/pagure/templates/pull_request.html b/pagure/templates/pull_request.html
index 500590c..8c17f82 100644
--- a/pagure/templates/pull_request.html
+++ b/pagure/templates/pull_request.html
@@ -660,7 +660,7 @@
       {% if pull_request %}
       <div class="small">
         <p>Pull this pull-request locally <a href="#" id="local_pull_info_btn">v</a></p>
-        <pre id="local_pull_info" style="display:none">git pull {{ config.get('GIT_URL_GIT') }}{{ repo.fullname }}.git refs/pull/{{ pull_request.id }}/head</pre>
+        <pre id="local_pull_info" style="display:none">git fetch {{ config.get('GIT_URL_GIT') }}{{ repo.fullname }}.git refs/pull/{{ pull_request.id }}/head:pr{{ pull_request.id }}</pre>
       </div>
       {% endif %}
     {% endif %}