diff --git a/cmd/http-server/start.sh b/cmd/http-server/start.sh
index 720f0ae..7158211 100644
--- a/cmd/http-server/start.sh
+++ b/cmd/http-server/start.sh
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ while [ ! -z "$1" ]; do
         git init --bare "$dir"
         git config -f "$dir/config" http.receivepack true
         git config -f "$dir/config" receive.denyNonFastForwards true
+        git symbolic-ref HEAD refs/heads/trunk
         chown -R git:git "$dir"
     fi