3 files changed, 9 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/packages/app/src/context/global-sync/bootstrap.ts b/packages/app/src/context/global-sync/bootstrap.ts
index 47be3abcb..9158fb46e 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/context/global-sync/bootstrap.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/context/global-sync/bootstrap.ts
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ export async function bootstrapDirectory(input: {
         input.sdk.vcs.get().then((x) => {
           const next = x.data ?? input.store.vcs
           input.setStore("vcs", next)
-          if (next?.branch) input.vcsCache.setStore("value", next)
+          if (next) input.vcsCache.setStore("value", next)
         }),
       ),
     () => retry(() => input.sdk.command.list().then((x) => input.setStore("command", x.data ?? []))),
diff --git a/packages/app/src/context/global-sync/event-reducer.test.ts b/packages/app/src/context/global-sync/event-reducer.test.ts
index cf2da135c..892129788 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/context/global-sync/event-reducer.test.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/context/global-sync/event-reducer.test.ts
@@ -494,8 +494,10 @@ describe("applyDirectoryEvent", () => {
   })
 
   test("updates vcs branch in store and cache", () => {
-    const [store, setStore] = createStore(baseState())
-    const [cacheStore, setCacheStore] = createStore({ value: undefined as State["vcs"] })
+    const [store, setStore] = createStore(baseState({ vcs: { branch: "main", default_branch: "main" } }))
+    const [cacheStore, setCacheStore] = createStore({
+      value: { branch: "main", default_branch: "main" } as State["vcs"],
+    })
 
     applyDirectoryEvent({
       event: { type: "vcs.branch.updated", properties: { branch: "feature/test" } },
@@ -511,8 +513,8 @@ describe("applyDirectoryEvent", () => {
       },
     })
 
-    expect(store.vcs).toEqual({ branch: "feature/test" })
-    expect(cacheStore.value).toEqual({ branch: "feature/test" })
+    expect(store.vcs).toEqual({ branch: "feature/test", default_branch: "main" })
+    expect(cacheStore.value).toEqual({ branch: "feature/test", default_branch: "main" })
   })
 
   test("routes disposal and lsp events to side-effect handlers", () => {
diff --git a/packages/app/src/context/global-sync/event-reducer.ts b/packages/app/src/context/global-sync/event-reducer.ts
index 5d8b7c4e3..4af636553 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/context/global-sync/event-reducer.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/context/global-sync/event-reducer.ts
@@ -271,9 +271,9 @@ export function applyDirectoryEvent(input: {
       break
     }
     case "vcs.branch.updated": {
-      const props = event.properties as { branch: string }
+      const props = event.properties as { branch?: string }
       if (input.store.vcs?.branch === props.branch) break
-      const next = { branch: props.branch }
+      const next = { ...input.store.vcs, branch: props.branch }
       input.setStore("vcs", next)
       if (input.vcsCache) input.vcsCache.setStore("value", next)
       break