1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/cgit.c b/cgit.c
index 430c79b..a9ce663 100644
--- a/cgit.c
+++ b/cgit.c
@@ -501,8 +501,8 @@ static char *guess_defbranch(void)
 
 	ref = refs_resolve_ref_unsafe(get_main_ref_store(the_repository),
 				     "HEAD", 0, &oid, NULL);
-	if (!ref || !skip_prefix(ref, "refs/heads/", &refname))
-		return "master";
+	if (!ref || !skip_prefix(ref, "ref: refs/heads/", &refname))
+		return "main";
 	return xstrdup(refname);
 }