diff --git a/fdroidMergeRequest.sh b/fdroidMergeRequest.sh
index 2e1c32eef910b47d7e6fb117c11410c2fb992f73..0901ed77428d1b6c2f3b2475357c90405f685f96 100755
--- a/fdroidMergeRequest.sh
+++ b/fdroidMergeRequest.sh
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ releaseBranch="release_${releaseDate}"
 git -C fdroiddata add metadata/cx.ring.txt
 git -C fdroiddata commit -s -m "Updates Jami to $versionName"
 git -C fdroiddata status
-git -C fdroiddata push origin HEAD:${releaseBranch}
+git -C fdroiddata push origin HEAD:refs/heads/${releaseBranch}
 
 FDROID_METADATA_PROJECT_ID=36528
 SFL_METADATA_PROJECT_ID=10540147