diff --git a/bin/git-force-clone b/bin/git-force-clone
index 056d74e..4b3ec0b 100755
--- a/bin/git-force-clone
+++ b/bin/git-force-clone
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ main() {
     case $1 in
       -b | --branch )
         branch=${2:-}
+        shift
         ;;
       -h | --help )
         _usage