diff --git a/Gitea/app.ini b/Gitea/app.ini
index 7297cd15..23700a60 100644
--- a/Gitea/app.ini
+++ b/Gitea/app.ini
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ RUN_USER = git
 
 [repository]
 ROOT = /data/git/repositories
+DEFAULT_BRANCH = main
 
 [repository.local]
 LOCAL_COPY_PATH = /data/gitea/tmp/local-repo