diff --git a/scripts/deploy.sh b/scripts/deploy.sh
index 8b6e956..2e20b09 100755
--- a/scripts/deploy.sh
+++ b/scripts/deploy.sh
@@ -40,8 +40,7 @@ for app_dir in "$DEST"/apps/*/; do
   bare="$REPOS_DIR/$app.git"
 
   if [ ! -d "$bare" ]; then
-    git init --bare "$bare" > /dev/null
-    git -C "$bare" symbolic-ref HEAD refs/heads/main
+    git init --bare -b main "$bare" > /dev/null
     git -C "$bare" config http.receivepack true
   fi