diff --git a/pkg/commands/git_commands/sync.go b/pkg/commands/git_commands/sync.go
index 1c93fc260..7ab209c0e 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/git_commands/sync.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/git_commands/sync.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ func (self *SyncCommands) PushCmdObj(task gocui.Task, opts PushOpts) (oscommands
 		ArgIf(opts.ForceWithLease, "--force-with-lease").
 		ArgIf(opts.SetUpstream, "--set-upstream").
 		ArgIf(opts.UpstreamRemote != "", opts.UpstreamRemote).
-		ArgIf(opts.UpstreamBranch != "", opts.UpstreamBranch).
+		ArgIf(opts.UpstreamBranch != "", "HEAD:"+opts.UpstreamBranch).
 		ToArgv()
 
 	cmdObj := self.cmd.New(cmdArgs).PromptOnCredentialRequest(task)
diff --git a/pkg/commands/git_commands/sync_test.go b/pkg/commands/git_commands/sync_test.go
index 6ff8da840..353ac72aa 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/git_commands/sync_test.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/git_commands/sync_test.go
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func TestSyncPush(t *testing.T) {
 				UpstreamBranch: "master",
 			},
 			test: func(cmdObj oscommands.ICmdObj, err error) {
-				assert.Equal(t, cmdObj.Args(), []string{"git", "push", "origin", "master"})
+				assert.Equal(t, cmdObj.Args(), []string{"git", "push", "origin", "HEAD:master"})
 				assert.NoError(t, err)
 			},
 		},
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ func TestSyncPush(t *testing.T) {
 				SetUpstream:    true,
 			},
 			test: func(cmdObj oscommands.ICmdObj, err error) {
-				assert.Equal(t, cmdObj.Args(), []string{"git", "push", "--set-upstream", "origin", "master"})
+				assert.Equal(t, cmdObj.Args(), []string{"git", "push", "--set-upstream", "origin", "HEAD:master"})
 				assert.NoError(t, err)
 			},
 		},
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ func TestSyncPush(t *testing.T) {
 				SetUpstream:    true,
 			},
 			test: func(cmdObj oscommands.ICmdObj, err error) {
-				assert.Equal(t, cmdObj.Args(), []string{"git", "push", "--force-with-lease", "--set-upstream", "origin", "master"})
+				assert.Equal(t, cmdObj.Args(), []string{"git", "push", "--force-with-lease", "--set-upstream", "origin", "HEAD:master"})
 				assert.NoError(t, err)
 			},
 		},