diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 75d1871..dddecf9 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 .cuddle/
+.env
diff --git a/internal/services/providers/git.go b/internal/services/providers/git.go
index c43b811..63db3cf 100644
--- a/internal/services/providers/git.go
+++ b/internal/services/providers/git.go
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@ package providers
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"git.front.kjuulh.io/kjuulh/kraken/internal/services/signer"
@@ -63,12 +65,12 @@ func NewGit(logger *zap.Logger, gitConfig *GitConfig, openPGP *signer.OpenPGP) *
 }
 
 func (g *Git) GetOriginHEADForRepo(ctx context.Context, gitRepo *GitRepo) (string, error) {
-	remote, err := gitRepo.repo.Remote("origin")
+	auth, err := g.GetAuth()
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
 
-	auth, err := g.GetAuth()
+	remote, err := gitRepo.repo.Remote("origin")
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
@@ -82,11 +84,16 @@ func (g *Git) GetOriginHEADForRepo(ctx context.Context, gitRepo *GitRepo) (strin
 
 	headRef := ""
 	for _, ref := range refs {
-		if !ref.Name().IsBranch() {
-			headRef = ref.Target().Short()
+		//g.logger.Debug(ref.String())
+		if ref.Name().IsBranch() && strings.Contains(ref.String(), "/heads/") {
+			headRef = ref.Name().Short()
 		}
 	}
 
+	if headRef == "" {
+		return "", errors.New("no upstream HEAD branch could be found")
+	}
+
 	return headRef, nil
 }
 
@@ -140,11 +147,11 @@ func (g *Git) Clone(ctx context.Context, storageArea *storage.Area, repoUrl stri
 	}
 
 	cloneOptions := git.CloneOptions{
-		URL:               repoUrl,
-		Auth:              auth,
-		RemoteName:        "origin",
-		ReferenceName:     "refs/heads/main",
-		SingleBranch:      true,
+		URL:        repoUrl,
+		Auth:       auth,
+		RemoteName: "origin",
+		//		ReferenceName:     "refs/heads/main",
+		SingleBranch:      false,
 		NoCheckout:        false,
 		Depth:             1,
 		RecurseSubmodules: 1,
@@ -292,7 +299,6 @@ func (g *Git) Push(ctx context.Context, gitRepo *GitRepo) error {
 		CABundle:          []byte{},
 		RequireRemoteRefs: []config.RefSpec{},
 	})
-
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/scripts/run_server.sh b/scripts/run_server.sh
index 6fb5602..59ec179 100755
--- a/scripts/run_server.sh
+++ b/scripts/run_server.sh
@@ -2,4 +2,6 @@
 
 set -e
 
+export $(cat .env | xargs)
+
 go run cmd/server/server.go start