diff --git a/pkg/plugin/deploy/git.go b/pkg/plugin/deploy/git.go
index cc8a3e837..03df6f083 100644
--- a/pkg/plugin/deploy/git.go
+++ b/pkg/plugin/deploy/git.go
@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@ func (g *Git) Write(f *buildfile.Buildfile) {
 	// add target as a git remote
 	f.WriteCmd(fmt.Sprintf("git remote add deploy %s", g.Target))
 
+	destinationBranch := g.Branch
+	if destinationBranch == "" {
+		destinationBranch = "master"
+	}
+
 	switch g.Force {
 	case true:
 		// this is useful when the there are artifacts generated
@@ -30,9 +35,9 @@ func (g *Git) Write(f *buildfile.Buildfile) {
 		// that need to be deployed to git remote.
 		f.WriteCmd(fmt.Sprintf("git add -A"))
 		f.WriteCmd(fmt.Sprintf("git commit -m 'add build artifacts'"))
-		f.WriteCmd(fmt.Sprintf("git push deploy $COMMIT:master --force"))
+		f.WriteCmd(fmt.Sprintf("git push deploy $COMMIT:%s --force", destinationBranch))
 	case false:
 		// otherwise we just do a standard git push
-		f.WriteCmd(fmt.Sprintf("git push deploy $COMMIT:master"))
+		f.WriteCmd(fmt.Sprintf("git push deploy $COMMIT:%s", destinationBranch))
 	}
 }