diff --git a/plugins/git/git.plugin.zsh b/plugins/git/git.plugin.zsh
index 16568f222..0b6b3ee1f 100644
--- a/plugins/git/git.plugin.zsh
+++ b/plugins/git/git.plugin.zsh
@@ -137,8 +137,9 @@ function gbda() {
 # Copied and modified from James Roeder (jmaroeder) under MIT License
 # https://github.com/jmaroeder/plugin-git/blob/216723ef4f9e8dde399661c39c80bdf73f4076c4/functions/gbda.fish
 function gbds() {
-  local default_branch=$(git_main_branch)
-  (( ! $? )) || default_branch=$(git_develop_branch)
+  local default_branch
+  default_branch=$(git_main_branch) \
+    || default_branch=$(git_develop_branch)
 
   git for-each-ref refs/heads/ "--format=%(refname:short)" | \
     while read branch; do