diff --git a/_config.yml b/_config.yml
index 0edc180c..b31c6b91 100644
--- a/_config.yml
+++ b/_config.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ permalink: /:categories/:title/
 markdown: kramdown
 url: "http://codeforsanfrancisco.org"
 baseurl: /sfbrigade-website
+defaultbranch: gh-pages
 
 owner:
   twitter: sfbrigade
diff --git a/js/projects.js b/js/projects.js
index c77937b1..2fc45b79 100644
--- a/js/projects.js
+++ b/js/projects.js
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ function showProjects(response){
     }
 
     project['repository_nwo'] = {% if site.github.repository_nwo %}"{{site.github.repository_nwo}}"{% else %}" "{% endif %};
+    project['default_branch'] = "{{site.defaultbranch}}";
     project['file_name'] = moment().format('MM-DD-YYYY-') + slugify(project['name']).toLowerCase() + ".md";
     // to display text like 'x days ago' we use moment.js's awesome fromNow function
     // http://momentjs.com/docs/#/displaying/fromnow/
diff --git a/projects/index.html b/projects/index.html
index 7d94fe8d..4e6edc2e 100644
--- a/projects/index.html
+++ b/projects/index.html
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
   <div class="row">
     <div class="col-sm-12">
       <h1>{{name}} {{^cfsf_url}}
-          <a href="https://github.com/login/oauth/authorize?client_id=c602a8bd54b1e774f864&scope=repo&redirect_uri=http://prose.io/#{{repository_nwo}}/new/master/_posts/projects/{{id}}/{{file_name}}" class="btn btn-xs btn-success">Claim this project</a></strong>
+          <a href="https://github.com/login/oauth/authorize?client_id=c602a8bd54b1e774f864&scope=repo&redirect_uri=http://prose.io/#{{repository_nwo}}/new/{{default_branch}}/_posts/projects/{{id}}/{{file_name}}" class="btn btn-xs btn-success">Claim this project</a></strong>
           {{/cfsf_url}}</h1>
       <p class="lead">{{description}} 
       {{#cfsf_url}}