diff --git a/captain/git.go b/captain/git.go
index bedc8af..8f22fd7 100644
--- a/captain/git.go
+++ b/captain/git.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ func getRevision() string {
 func getBranch() string {
 	branch,_ := oneliner("git", "name-rev", "--name-only", "HEAD")
 	tag,err := oneliner("git", "tag", "--points-at", "HEAD")
-	if (err ==nil) {
+	if (err ==nil && tag != "") {
 		branch = tag
 	}
 	// Remove start of "heads/origin" if exist