diff --git a/tests/integration/recipe_new.bats b/tests/integration/recipe_new.bats
index a7e96c45..f1e11270 100644
--- a/tests/integration/recipe_new.bats
+++ b/tests/integration/recipe_new.bats
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ teardown(){
   assert_success
   assert_output --partial "new recipe 'foobar' created"
   assert_exists "$ABRA_DIR/recipes/foobar"
+
+  run git -C "$ABRA_DIR/recipes/foobar" rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD
+  assert_success
+  assert_output "main"
 }
 
 # bats test_tags=slow