diff --git a/src/refractr.rs b/src/refractr.rs
index 2988c5f..dde7782 100644
--- a/src/refractr.rs
+++ b/src/refractr.rs
@@ -16,9 +16,19 @@ fn set_up_work_dir(work_dir: PathBuf) -> String {
   work_dir.to_string_lossy().to_string()
 }
 
-fn get_branches(repo: &Repository, branches: &Option<Vec<String>>) -> Vec<String> {
+fn get_branches(repo: &Repository, branches: &Option<Vec<String>>, refs: bool) -> Vec<String> {
   match branches {
-    Some(repo_branches) => repo_branches.to_vec(),
+    Some(repo_branches) => {
+      if refs {
+        let mut refs_branches = Vec::new();
+        for branch in repo_branches {
+          refs_branches.push(format!("refs/heads/{}", branch));
+        }
+        refs_branches
+      } else {
+        repo_branches.to_vec()
+      }
+    },
     None => {
       let mut strings = Vec::new();
       let remote_branches = match repo.branches(Some(git2::BranchType::Remote)) {
@@ -28,7 +38,11 @@ fn get_branches(repo: &Repository, branches: &Option<Vec<String>>) -> Vec<String
       for branch in remote_branches {
         if let Ok((b, _)) = branch {
           if let Ok(Some(name)) = b.name() {
-            strings.push(name.to_string());
+            if refs {
+              strings.push(format!("refs/heads/{}", name.to_string()))
+            } else {
+              strings.push(name.to_string());
+            }
           }
         }
       }
@@ -39,7 +53,7 @@ fn get_branches(repo: &Repository, branches: &Option<Vec<String>>) -> Vec<String
 
 fn fast_forward(repo_dir: &str, branches: &Option<Vec<String>>) -> Result<(), Error> {
   let repo = Repository::open(repo_dir)?;
-  let branch_list: Vec<String> = get_branches(&repo, branches);
+  let branch_list: Vec<String> = get_branches(&repo, branches, false);
 
   repo.find_remote("origin")?.fetch(&branch_list, None, None)?;
   Ok(())
@@ -108,12 +122,19 @@ pub fn start(refractr: Refractr, cfgs: Vec<ConfigFile>) -> std::io::Result<()> {
     }
 
     for mut remote in remote_list {
+      common::verbose(refractr.verbose, 1, format!("Pushing to remote: {}", remote.url().unwrap()));
       let mut callbacks = RemoteCallbacks::new();
       callbacks.credentials(|_,_,_| Cred::ssh_key("git", None, &Path::new(&cfg.config.git.ssh_identity_file), None));
       let mut push_options = PushOptions::new();
       push_options.remote_callbacks(callbacks);
 
-      match remote.push::<&str>(&["refs/heads/master"], Some(&mut push_options)) {
+      let mut refs = Vec::new();
+      let strings = get_branches(&repo, &cfg.config.branches, true);
+      for branch in &strings {
+        refs.push(branch.as_str());
+      }
+
+      match remote.push::<&str>(&refs, Some(&mut push_options)) {
         Ok(_) => (),
         Err(e) => {
           eprintln!("refractr: failed to push to remote: {}: {}", remote.url().unwrap(), e)