diff --git a/deploy.sh b/deploy.sh
index e5fc4e2..4c0e69e 100755
--- a/deploy.sh
+++ b/deploy.sh
@@ -23,12 +23,12 @@ git clean -f
 git pull
 
 cd ~/dotfiles || exit
-git checkout "$branch"
+git checkout main
 git clean -f
 git pull
 
 cd ~/blog || exit
-git checkout "$branch"
+git checkout main
 git clean -f
 git pull
 
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ git pull
 
 cd ~/dotfiles || exit
 ~/website/fix-dotfile-paths.sh
-cd "$HOME"
+cd "$HOME" || exit
 /usr/local/bin/emacs --batch -f package-initialize --script ~/website/publish.el
 ~/website/post-publish.sh