What did you do before the bug happened? (Steps to reproduce your issue) 1. git init --bare --initial-branch=main /somewhere/test.git 2. git clone ssh://hostname/somewhere/test.git 3. cd test 4. echo foo > foo.txt 5. git add foo.txt 6. git commit -m 'Add foo.txt' 7. git branch -v What did you expect to happen? (Expected behavior) % git branch -v * main 1bd6499 [gone] Add foo.txt % What happened instead? (Actual behavior) % git branch -v * master 3f0b875 [gone] Add foo.txt % What's different between what you expected and what actually happened? I expect the change is committed to 'main' branch. But actually it is committed to 'master' branch. Anything else you want to add: If I change step 2 as following, 2'. git clone /somewhere/test.git then I get expected behavior. [System Info] git version: git version 2.44.0 cpu: x86_64 no commit associated with this build sizeof-long: 8 sizeof-size_t: 8 shell-path: /bin/sh uname: Linux 6.1.0-18-amd64 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Debian 6.1.76-1 (2024-02-01) x86_64 compiler info: gnuc: 12.2 libc info: glibc: 2.36 $SHELL (typically, interactive shell): /bin/zsh [Enabled Hooks]