diff --git a/git-update b/git-update
index 4c42b2a..077fe3e 100755
--- a/git-update
+++ b/git-update
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 set -e # bail on errors
 
 function current_branch() {
-  git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD
+  git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD | sed -e 's/^heads\///'
 }
 
 ORIG_BRANCH=$(current_branch)