diff --git a/src/main/java/com/gitblit/AddIndexedBranch.java b/src/main/java/com/gitblit/AddIndexedBranch.java
index e2f3dacff..6ae424ec9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/gitblit/AddIndexedBranch.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/gitblit/AddIndexedBranch.java
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ public static void main(String... args) {
 				config.load();
 				
 				Set<String> indexedBranches = new LinkedHashSet<String>();
-				indexedBranches.add(Constants.DEFAULT_BRANCH);
+				indexedBranches.add(params.branch);
 				
 				String [] branches = config.getStringList("gitblit", null, "indexBranch");
 				if (!ArrayUtils.isEmpty(branches)) {