diff --git a/.mikaela/gitconfig b/.mikaela/gitconfig
index 676d7a1f..af980817 100644
--- a/.mikaela/gitconfig
+++ b/.mikaela/gitconfig
@@ -56,3 +56,5 @@
 	forceSignAnnotated = true
 [pull]
 	ff = only
+[init]
+	defaultBranch = cxefa
diff --git a/conf/gitconfig b/conf/gitconfig
index 7b5fb50b..ebeab2a3 100644
--- a/conf/gitconfig
+++ b/conf/gitconfig
@@ -56,3 +56,5 @@
 	forceSignAnnotated = true
 [pull]
 	ff = only
+[init]
+	defaultBranch = cxefa