diff --git a/src/server/api/apps.ts b/src/server/api/apps.ts
index 75cbd1b..ab29e13 100644
--- a/src/server/api/apps.ts
+++ b/src/server/api/apps.ts
@@ -147,9 +147,9 @@ router.post('/', async c => {
 
     const run = (cmd: string[]) => Bun.spawn(cmd, { cwd: tmpDir, stdout: 'ignore', stderr: 'ignore' }).exited
 
-    await run(['git', 'init'])
+    await run(['git', 'init', '-b', 'main'])
     await run(['git', 'add', '.'])
-    await run(['git', 'commit', '-m', 'init'])
+    await run(['git', '-c', 'user.name=toes', '-c', 'user.email=toes@localhost', 'commit', '-m', 'init'])
     await run(['git', 'remote', 'add', 'toes', gitUrl(name)])
     const exitCode = await run(['git', 'push', 'toes', 'main'])