diff --git a/ogclient/lib/python3/GitLib/__init__.py b/ogclient/lib/python3/GitLib/__init__.py
index 8791b0f..1ddc079 100755
--- a/ogclient/lib/python3/GitLib/__init__.py
+++ b/ogclient/lib/python3/GitLib/__init__.py
@@ -349,6 +349,7 @@ class OpengnsysGitLibrary:
         self.repo_server = self.kernel_args["ogrepo"]
         self.ip_address = self.kernel_args["ip"]
 
+        self.initial_branch = "main"
 
         if not self.repo_server:
             self.logger.warning("ogrepo kernel argument wasn't passed, or was empty. Defaulting to oglive.")
@@ -1371,7 +1372,7 @@ class OpengnsysGitLibrary:
         os.symlink(real_git_dir, git_dir)
 
 
-        with git.Repo.init(path) as repo:
+        with git.Repo.init(path, initial_branch = self.initial_branch) as repo:
             # On NTFS, we have to unmount the filesystem to do secaudit.
             # Gitpython objects existing at that time may mean a dangling git process that prevents
             # the required unmounting.