diff --git a/git-open b/git-open
index 9ebc6fd..23bc0c7 100755
--- a/git-open
+++ b/git-open
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@ git open [remote] [branch]
   https://github.com/paulirish/git-open/
 
   Available options are
-c,commit!           open current commit
-i,issue!            open issues page
-s,suffix=           append this suffix
-p,print!            just print the url
-d,default-branch!   open the repo as if you were in the default branch (master/main)
+c,commit!         open current commit
+i,issue!          open issues page
+s,suffix=         append this suffix
+p,print!          just print the url
+b,ignore-branch!  just open the repo regardless of the currently checked out branch
 "
 
 # https://github.com/koalaman/shellcheck/wiki/SC1090
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ is_issue=0
 protocol="https"
 print_only=0
 suffix_flag=""
-use_default_branch=0
+ignore_branch=0
 
 while test $# != 0; do
   case "$1" in
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ while test $# != 0; do
   --issue) is_issue=1;;
   --suffix=*) suffix_flag="$1";;
   --print) print_only=1;;
-  --default-branch) use_default_branch=1;;
+  --ignore-branch) ignore_branch=1;;
   --) shift; break ;;
   esac
   shift
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ openurl="$protocol://$domain/$urlpath"
 if (( is_commit )); then
     sha=$(git rev-parse HEAD)
     openurl="$openurl/commit/$sha"
-elif [[ $remote_ref != "master" && $remote_ref != "main" && $use_default_branch != 1 ]]; then
+elif [[ $remote_ref != "master" && $remote_ref != "main" && $ignore_branch != 1 ]]; then
     # simplify URL for master and main
     openurl="$openurl$providerBranchRef"
 fi
diff --git a/git-open.1.md b/git-open.1.md
index c9a5277..54fece2 100644
--- a/git-open.1.md
+++ b/git-open.1.md
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ git hosting services are supported.
   it will open the webpage with that issue. See `EXAMPLES` for more information. 
   This only works on GitHub, GitLab, Visual Studio Team Services and Team Foundation Server at the moment.
 
-`-d`, `--default-branch`
-  Open the repository as if you were in the default branch (`master`/`main`)
+`-b`, `--ignore-branch`
+  Just open the repository regardless of the currently checked out branch
 
 `-s`, `--suffix` some_suffix
   Append the given suffix to the url
@@ -64,10 +64,10 @@ https://github.com/TRACKED_REMOTE_USER/CURRENT_REPO/issues/123
 
 
 ```sh
-git open --default-branch
+git open --ignore-branch
 ```
 
-It won't suffix the url with `/tree/CURRENT_BRANCH` even if you aren't currently on `master` or `main` branch, it opens https://github.com/TRACKED_REMOTE_USER/CURRENT_REPO/
+It won't suffix the url with `/tree/CURRENT_BRANCH` regardless of the currently checked out branch, it opens https://github.com/TRACKED_REMOTE_USER/CURRENT_REPO/
 
 ```sh
 git open --suffix pulls
diff --git a/test/git-open.bats b/test/git-open.bats
index fb50b63..8979a0f 100755
--- a/test/git-open.bats
+++ b/test/git-open.bats
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ setup() {
 	git config --local url.http://example.com/.insteadOf ex:
 	git remote set-url origin ex:example.git
 	git checkout -B development
-	run ../git-open -d
+	run ../git-open -b
 	assert_output "http://example.com/example"
 }
 
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ setup() {
 	git config --local url.http://example.com/.insteadOf ex:
 	git remote set-url origin ex:example.git
 	git checkout -B development
-	run ../git-open -d -s actions
+	run ../git-open -b -s actions
 	assert_output "http://example.com/example/actions"
 }