diff --git a/debian/gbp.conf b/debian/gbp.conf
index 4fa97922e7acce64d8e7520f7f47db7f5606aa51..d6b8f1b7f2138221760486c6e6424f47ac41aea0 100644
--- a/debian/gbp.conf
+++ b/debian/gbp.conf
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [DEFAULT]
-upstream-branch = master
+upstream-branch = upstream
 debian-branch = debian
 upstream-tag = backupninja_upstream/%(version)s
 debian-tag = backupninja_debian/%(version)s