diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 96319a5..5acce8e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 - Search for subcommands in descending order of how many components there are ([#108](https://git.autonomic.zone/coop-cloud/abra/issues/108))
 - Add specific app version checking command (`abra app <app> version`) ([#108](https://git.autonomic.zone/coop-cloud/abra/issues/108))
 - Add docker version check (guestimating < v20 is a bad idea) ([#15](https://git.autonomic.zone/coop-cloud/abra/issues/15))
+- Fix git branch handling when not passing `-b <branch>` ([#122](https://git.autonomic.zone/coop-cloud/abra/issues/122))
+- Add work-around to correctly git clone non-master default branch app repositories ([#122](https://git.autonomic.zone/coop-cloud/abra/issues/122))
 
 # abra 0.6.0 (2021-03-17)
 
diff --git a/abra b/abra
index 9ef7453..8074855 100755
--- a/abra
+++ b/abra
@@ -429,19 +429,63 @@ require_consent_for_update() {
   fi
 }
 
+require_plugin (){
+  PLUGIN="$1"
+
+  BRANCH="${abra___branch:-master}"
+
+  warning "The $PLUGIN plugin was not found, fetching via Git"
+
+  if [[ "$BRANCH" != "master" ]]; then
+    git_extra_args="--branch $BRANCH"
+  fi
+
+  # shellcheck disable=SC2086
+  if ! git clone ${git_extra_args:-} "$GIT_URL/$APP.git" "$ABRA_DIR/apps/$APP" > /dev/null 2>&1 ; then
+    error "Could not retrieve the $PLUGIN plugin, does it exist?"
+  fi
+
+  if [[ $(cd "$ABRA_DIR/apps/$APP" && git branch --list | wc -l) == "0" ]]; then
+    debug "Failed to clone default branch, guessing alternative is 'main'"
+    (cd "$ABRA_DIR/apps/$APP" && git checkout main > /dev/null 2>&1)
+  fi
+
+  success "Fetched the $PLUGIN plugin via Git"
+}
+
+require_app (){
+  APP="$1"
+  APP_DIR="$ABRA_DIR/apps/$APP"
+
+  BRANCH="${abra___branch:-master}"
+
+  warning "The app type '$APP' was not found, fetching via Git"
+
+  if [[ "$BRANCH" != "master" ]]; then
+    git_extra_args="--branch $BRANCH"
+  fi
+
+  # shellcheck disable=SC2086
+  if ! git clone ${git_extra_args:-} "$GIT_URL/$APP.git" "$ABRA_DIR/apps/$APP" > /dev/null 2>&1 ; then
+    error "Could not retrieve app type '$APP', this app type doesn't exist?"
+  fi
+
+  if [[ $(cd "$ABRA_DIR/apps/$APP" && git branch --list | wc -l) == "0" ]]; then
+    debug "Failed to clone default branch, guessing alternative is 'main'"
+    (cd "$ABRA_DIR/apps/$APP" && git checkout main > /dev/null 2>&1)
+  fi
+
+  success "Fetched app configuration via Git"
+}
+
 require_app_latest() {
   APP="$1"
   APP_DIR="$ABRA_DIR/apps/$APP"
-  BRANCH="${abra___branch:-master}"
 
   debug "Checking for type '$APP'"
 
   if [ ! -d "$APP_DIR" ]; then
-    warning "The app type '$APP' was not found, fetching via Git"
-    if ! git clone --branch "$BRANCH" "$GIT_URL/$APP.git" "$ABRA_DIR/apps/$APP" > /dev/null 2>&1 ; then
-      error "Could not retrieve app type '$APP', this app type doesn't exist?"
-    fi
-    success "Fetched app configuration via Git (branch: $BRANCH)"
+    require_app "$APP"
   fi
 
   debug "Using $APP_DIR"
@@ -1712,18 +1756,13 @@ sub_server_new() {
   require_abra_dir
 
   PROVIDER="$abra__provider_"
-  BRANCH="${abra___branch:-master}"
 
   if [ "$PROVIDER" != "hetzner" ]; then
     error "Unknown provider plugin 'abra-${PROVIDER}'"
   fi
 
   if [ ! -d "$ABRA_DIR/plugins/abra-$PROVIDER" ]; then
-    warning "The 'abra-$PROVIDER' plugin was not found, fetching via Git"
-    if ! git clone --branch "$BRANCH" "$GIT_URL/abra-$PROVIDER.git" "$ABRA_DIR/plugins/abra-$PROVIDER" > /dev/null 2>&1 ; then
-      error "Could not retrieve the abra-$PROVIDER plugin, does it exist?"
-    fi
-    success "Fetched abra-$PROVIDER plugin via Git (branch: $BRANCH)"
+    require_plugin "abra-$PROVIDER"
   fi
 
   # shellcheck disable=SC1090