diff --git a/create_git.c b/create_git.c
index bb8bfa1..705579c 100644
--- a/create_git.c
+++ b/create_git.c
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ int main(int argc, const char *argv[argc]) {
     sprintf(cmd, "ssh -t johannes@randerath.eu -i /home/johannes/.ssh/id_ed25519_git 'sudo install -vm755 -d /srv/git/%s.git && \
                  sudo chown -Rv git:git /srv/git/%s.git && \
                  cd /srv/git/%s.git && \
-                 sudo git config --system init.defaultBranch trunk'", argv[1], argv[1], argv[1]);
+                 sudo git init --bare'", argv[1], argv[1], argv[1]);
     return system(cmd);
 }