1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/cgit.c b/cgit.c
index 3c11ff0..b282a67 100644
--- a/cgit.c
+++ b/cgit.c
@@ -66,4 +66,7 @@ static void cgit_print_repo_page(struct cacheitem *item)
 	int show_search;
 
+	if (!cgit_query_head)
+		cgit_query_head = cgit_repo->defbranch;
+
 	if (chdir(cgit_repo->path)) {
 		title = fmt("%s - %s", cgit_root_title, "Bad request");