2 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/git.rs b/src/git.rs
index ac950e5..753137c 100644
--- a/src/git.rs
+++ b/src/git.rs
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ pub fn mirror<P: AsRef<Path>>(
     url: &str,
     path: P,
     description: &str,
+    default_branch: &str,
 ) -> Result<(), Error> {
     let repo = git2::Repository::init_opts(
         path,
@@ -74,6 +75,12 @@ pub fn mirror<P: AsRef<Path>>(
     let refspecs: [&str; 0] = [];
     remote.fetch(&refspecs, None, None)?;
 
+    if default_branch != "master" {
+        repo.set_head(
+            &format!("refs/heads/{}", default_branch),
+        )?;
+    }
+
     Ok(())
 }
 
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 811dcb4..0fdc715 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -244,6 +244,7 @@ where
         &repo.git_url,
         &clone_path,
         repo.description(),
+        &repo.default_branch,
     )?;
 
     // Copy the base cgitrc file into the newly-cloned repository.