diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f0d8922..4acb8d1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ most of my CIs are super simple: `cargo doc; cp * /srv/http/docs/`, configuring
 
 just set it as `post-update` hook in your repository and, each time such repository gets updated, tci will:
  * make sure repo is allowed to run CI: checks said repo git config for `tci.allow == true`
- * make sure the branch being updated is `.tci` (customizable in server settings)
+ * make sure the branch being updated is `tci` (customizable in server settings)
  * create a temp dir (under `/tmp`) with unique name
  * clone your repository in that dir
  * change current working directory to be inside your freshly cloned repo
diff --git a/src/tci.rs b/src/tci.rs
index 8c6bfe8..aed05e5 100644
--- a/src/tci.rs
+++ b/src/tci.rs
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ impl Tci {
 		}
 
 		match self.cfg.branch.as_deref() {
-			None => self.repo.updates.contains_branch(".tci"),
+			None => self.repo.updates.contains_branch("tci"),
 			Some("") => true,
 			Some(b) => self.repo.updates.contains_branch(b),
 		}