diff --git a/git-open b/git-open
index fc6a1c5..a05e8a5 100755
--- a/git-open
+++ b/git-open
@@ -25,8 +25,11 @@ if [[ "$1" == 'issue' ]]; then
   shift
 fi
 
-# assume remote origin if not provided
-remote=${1:-"origin"}
+# choose remote. priority to: provided argument, detected tracked remote, 'origin'
+branch_name=$(git name-rev --name-only HEAD 2>/dev/null)
+tracked_remote=$(git config "branch.$branch_name.remote")
+remote=${1:-$tracked_remote}
+remote=${remote:-"origin"}
 
 # @TODO ls-remote will also expand "insteadOf" items `giturl=$(git ls-remote --get-url $remote)``
 giturl=$(git config --get "remote.${remote}.url")
diff --git a/test/git-open.bats b/test/git-open.bats
index 1192dae..3d331c3 100755
--- a/test/git-open.bats
+++ b/test/git-open.bats
@@ -104,6 +104,24 @@ setup() {
   assert_output "https://github.com/paulirish/git-open/tree/just-50%25"
 }
 
+@test "basic: tracked remote is default" {
+  # https://github.com/paulirish/git-open/issues/65
+
+  # create a local git repo I can push to
+  local_remote="sandboxremote"
+  cd .. && rm -rf $local_remote && mkdir $local_remote && cd $local_remote &&
+    git init --bare myrepo.git &&
+    cd ../$foldername
+
+  git remote add other "../$local_remote/myrepo.git"
+  git push --set-upstream other master
+  run ../git-open
+  # Not an ideal assertion, but it works..
+  assert_output "https://../$local_remote/myrepo"
+
+  # cleanup
+  rm -rf ../$local_remote
+}
 
 
 ##