diff --git a/packages/contentstack-import/src/utils/import-config-handler.ts b/packages/contentstack-import/src/utils/import-config-handler.ts
index 568d686f4a..0b56897958 100644
--- a/packages/contentstack-import/src/utils/import-config-handler.ts
+++ b/packages/contentstack-import/src/utils/import-config-handler.ts
@@ -78,9 +78,7 @@ const setupConfig = async (importCmdFlags: any): Promise<ImportConfig> => {
 
   if (importCmdFlags['branch']) {
     config.branchName = importCmdFlags['branch'];
-    config.branchDir = path.join(sanitizePath(config.contentDir), sanitizePath(config.branchName));
-  } else {
-    config.branchName = 'main';
+    config.branchDir = config.contentDir;
   }
   if (importCmdFlags['module']) {
     config.moduleName = importCmdFlags['module'];