diff --git a/e2e_tests/helpers.py b/e2e_tests/helpers.py
index a527d6b..12285a6 100644
--- a/e2e_tests/helpers.py
+++ b/e2e_tests/helpers.py
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ class TempGitFileRemote:
         shell(
             f"""
             cd {self.tmpdir.name}
-            git init
+            git -c init.defaultBranch=master init
             echo test > root-commit-in-remote-1
             git add root-commit-in-remote-1
             git commit -m "root-commit-in-remote-1"
diff --git a/e2e_tests/test_repos_find.py b/e2e_tests/test_repos_find.py
index 9f97c6d..59b0078 100644
--- a/e2e_tests/test_repos_find.py
+++ b/e2e_tests/test_repos_find.py
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ def test_repos_find(configtype, default):
             mkdir repo1
             (
                 cd ./repo1
-                git init
+                git -c init.defaultBranch=master init
                 echo test > test
                 git add test
                 git commit -m "commit1"
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ def test_repos_find(configtype, default):
             mkdir repo2
             (
                 cd ./repo2
-                git init
+                git -c init.defaultBranch=master init
                 git checkout -b main
                 echo test > test
                 git add test
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ def test_repos_find_with_invalid_repo(configtype, default):
             mkdir repo1
             (
                 cd ./repo1
-                git init
+                git -c init.defaultBranch=master init
                 echo test > test
                 git add test
                 git commit -m "commit1"
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ def test_repos_find_with_invalid_repo(configtype, default):
             mkdir repo2
             (
                 cd ./repo2
-                git init
+                git -c init.defaultBranch=master init
                 git checkout -b main
                 echo test > test
                 git add test