diff --git a/commands/status/process.go b/commands/status/process.go
index e75ce8a..d98d675 100644
--- a/commands/status/process.go
+++ b/commands/status/process.go
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ func ExtractBranch(bs []byte) *BranchInfo {
 }
 
 func decodeBranchName(bs []byte) (branch string) {
-	branchRegex := regexp.MustCompile(`^## (?:Initial commit on )?(\S+?)(?:\.{3}|$)`)
+	branchRegex := regexp.MustCompile(`^## (?:Initial commit on )?(?:No commits yet on )?(\S+?)(?:\.{3}|$)`)
 	headRegex := regexp.MustCompile(`^## (HEAD \(no branch\))`)
 
 	branchMatch := branchRegex.FindSubmatch(bs)
diff --git a/commands/status/process_test.go b/commands/status/process_test.go
index 94d1556..012f481 100644
--- a/commands/status/process_test.go
+++ b/commands/status/process_test.go
@@ -238,6 +238,10 @@ var testCasesExtractBranch = []struct {
 		[]byte("## Initial commit on master"),
 		&BranchInfo{name: "master", ahead: 0, behind: 0},
 	},
+	{
+		[]byte("## No commits yet on master"),
+		&BranchInfo{name: "master", ahead: 0, behind: 0},
+	},
 	{
 		[]byte("## 3.0...origin/3.0 [ahead 1]"),
 		&BranchInfo{name: "3.0", ahead: 1, behind: 0},