diff --git a/home/fhauser/applications/git.nix b/home/fhauser/applications/git.nix
index e9e5ff0..3ae2528 100644
--- a/home/fhauser/applications/git.nix
+++ b/home/fhauser/applications/git.nix
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
     #  };
     #};
     extraConfig = {
+      init.defaultBranch = "main";
       core = {
         packedGitWindowSize = "16m";
         packedGitLimit = "64m";