diff --git a/pkg/git/clone.go b/pkg/git/clone.go
index e099aac9..e933318e 100644
--- a/pkg/git/clone.go
+++ b/pkg/git/clone.go
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ import (
 // Clone runs a git clone which accounts for different default branches.
 func Clone(dir, url string) error {
 	if _, err := os.Stat(dir); os.IsNotExist(err) {
-		logrus.Debugf("'%s' does not exist, attempting to git clone from '%s'", dir, url)
+		logrus.Debugf("%s does not exist, attempting to git clone from %s", dir, url)
 		_, err := git.PlainClone(dir, false, &git.CloneOptions{URL: url, Tags: git.AllTags})
 		if err != nil {
-			logrus.Debugf("cloning '%s' default branch failed, attempting from main branch", url)
+			logrus.Debugf("cloning %s default branch failed, attempting from main branch", url)
 			_, err := git.PlainClone(dir, false, &git.CloneOptions{
 				URL:           url,
 				Tags:          git.AllTags,
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ func Clone(dir, url string) error {
 				return err
 			}
 		}
-		logrus.Debugf("'%s' has been git cloned successfully", dir)
+		logrus.Debugf("%s has been git cloned successfully", dir)
 	} else {
-		logrus.Debugf("'%s' already exists, doing nothing", dir)
+		logrus.Debugf("%s already exists, doing nothing", dir)
 	}
 
 	return nil
@@ -54,37 +54,32 @@ func EnsureUpToDate(dir string) error {
 	}
 
 	if !isClean {
-		return fmt.Errorf("'%s' has locally unstaged changes", recipeName)
+		return fmt.Errorf("%s has locally unstaged changes", recipeName)
 	}
 
-	branch := "master"
-	if _, err := repo.Branch("master"); err != nil {
-		if _, err := repo.Branch("main"); err != nil {
-			logrus.Debugf("failed to select branch in '%s'", dir)
-			return err
-		}
-		branch = "main"
+	branch, err := GetCurrentBranch(repo)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
 	}
 
-	logrus.Debugf("choosing '%s' as main git branch in '%s'", branch, dir)
+	logrus.Debugf("choosing %s as main git branch in %s", branch, dir)
 
 	worktree, err := repo.Worktree()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	refName := fmt.Sprintf("refs/heads/%s", branch)
 	checkOutOpts := &git.CheckoutOptions{
 		Create: false,
 		Force:  true,
-		Branch: plumbing.ReferenceName(refName),
+		Branch: plumbing.ReferenceName(branch),
 	}
 	if err := worktree.Checkout(checkOutOpts); err != nil {
-		logrus.Debugf("failed to check out '%s' in '%s'", refName, dir)
+		logrus.Debugf("failed to check out %s in %s", branch, dir)
 		return err
 	}
 
-	logrus.Debugf("successfully checked out '%s' in '%s'", branch, dir)
+	logrus.Debugf("successfully checked out %s in %s", branch, dir)
 
 	remote, err := repo.Remote("origin")
 	if err != nil {
@@ -102,7 +97,7 @@ func EnsureUpToDate(dir string) error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	logrus.Debugf("successfully fetched all changes in '%s'", dir)
+	logrus.Debugf("successfully fetched all changes in %s", dir)
 
 	return nil
 }