diff --git a/test/git-secrets.bats b/test/git-secrets.bats
index b7a5b1c..dcfde90 100644
--- a/test/git-secrets.bats
+++ b/test/git-secrets.bats
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ load test_helper
   echo '@todo' > $TEST_REPO/history_failure.txt
   git add -A
   git commit -m "Testing history"
-  git checkout master
+  git checkout main
   cd -
   repo_run git-secrets --scan-history
   [ $status -eq 1 ]
diff --git a/test/prepare-commit-msg.bats b/test/prepare-commit-msg.bats
index a211c13..85aaaf6 100644
--- a/test/prepare-commit-msg.bats
+++ b/test/prepare-commit-msg.bats
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ load test_helper
   echo 'Fixing!' > data.txt
   git add -A
   git commit -m 'Fixing commit'
-  git checkout master
+  git checkout main
   run git merge --no-ff feature
   [ $status -eq 1 ]
 }
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ load test_helper
   echo 'Not bad' > data.txt
   git add -A
   git commit -m 'Good commit'
-  git checkout master
+  git checkout main
   run git merge --no-ff feature
   [ $status -eq 0 ]
 }
diff --git a/test/test_helper.bash b/test/test_helper.bash
index e0e93a2..a74232b 100644
--- a/test/test_helper.bash
+++ b/test/test_helper.bash
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ setup_repo() {
   delete_repo
   mkdir -p $TEST_REPO
   cd $TEST_REPO
-  git init --initial-branch=master
+  git init --initial-branch=main
   git config --local --add secrets.patterns '@todo'
   git config --local --add secrets.patterns 'forbidden|me'
   git config --local --add secrets.patterns '#hash'