diff --git a/bin/git-delete-branch b/bin/git-delete-branch
index 71eff99..45ea84a 100755
--- a/bin/git-delete-branch
+++ b/bin/git-delete-branch
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 test -z $1 && echo "branch required." && exit 1
-git branch -d $@ && git push origin :$1
+git branch -d $1 && git branch -d -r origin/$1 && git push origin :$1