diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index eccdd7b..709bff2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ TODO: add at least one Added, Changed, Deprecated, Removed, Fixed or Security se
 ### Fixed
 
 - Fix `task test` to also have a default project name
+- Fix `init.defaultBranch` configuration in `task test`
 
 ### Changed
 
diff --git a/Taskfile.yml b/Taskfile.yml
index 32291c3..5693b99 100644
--- a/Taskfile.yml
+++ b/Taskfile.yml
@@ -29,5 +29,5 @@ tasks:
       - copier copy --vcs-ref {{.TEMPLATE_REVISION}} --defaults -d 'project_name=Test Project' . {{.ONTOLOGY_DIR}}
       - git init {{.ONTOLOGY_DIR}}
       - cd {{.ONTOLOGY_DIR}} && git add .
-      - cd {{.ONTOLOGY_DIR}} && git -c init.defaultBranch main -c user.name="{{.GIT_USER_NAME}}" -c user.email="{{.GIT_USER_EMAIL}}" commit -m "init from template"
+      - cd {{.ONTOLOGY_DIR}} && git -c init.defaultBranch=main -c user.name="{{.GIT_USER_NAME}}" -c user.email="{{.GIT_USER_EMAIL}}" commit -m "init from template"
       - cd {{.ONTOLOGY_DIR}} && task ci cd