diff --git a/pkg/git/init.go b/pkg/git/init.go
index fe262780..5861e115 100644
--- a/pkg/git/init.go
+++ b/pkg/git/init.go
@@ -5,14 +5,17 @@ import (
 
 	"coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/log"
 	"github.com/go-git/go-git/v5"
+	"github.com/go-git/go-git/v5/plumbing"
 	"github.com/go-git/go-git/v5/plumbing/object"
 )
 
 // Init inits a new repo and commits all the stuff if you want
 func Init(repoPath string, commit bool, gitName, gitEmail string) error {
-	if _, err := git.PlainInit(repoPath, false); err != nil {
+	repo, err := git.PlainInit(repoPath, false)
+	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("git init: %s", err)
 	}
+	MasterToMain(repo)
 	log.Debugf("initialised new git repo in %s", repoPath)
 
 	if commit {
@@ -42,3 +45,21 @@ func Init(repoPath string, commit bool, gitName, gitEmail string) error {
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+func MasterToMain(repo *git.Repository) {
+	// Create and set the 'main' branch as default
+	ref := plumbing.NewSymbolicReference(plumbing.HEAD, plumbing.ReferenceName("refs/heads/main"))
+	if err := repo.Storer.SetReference(ref); err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("Failed to set 'main' as default branch: %v", err)
+	}
+	// Update the repository configuration
+	cfg, err := repo.Config()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("Failed to get repository config: %v", err)
+	}
+	cfg.Init.DefaultBranch = "main"
+	if err := repo.SetConfig(cfg); err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("Failed to update repository config: %v", err)
+	}
+	fmt.Println("Set 'main' as the default branch.")
+}