diff --git a/config.sh b/config.sh
index 781e063..1984347 100755
--- a/config.sh
+++ b/config.sh
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ rm -f .vimrc
 ln -s ~/Repositories/config/vimrc .vimrc
 
 # set up the default branch for git
-git config --global branch.master.remote github
+git config --global branch.master.remote origin
 git config --global branch.master.merge refs/heads/master
 
 rm -rf .vim