diff --git a/ui/pages/repo/repo.go b/ui/pages/repo/repo.go
index e5f7f4906e1aa5f9160f8b80e8105c4cb2e03ee8..f448ab697f5e7c81a13d465f7b204e0b60fac6f4 100644
--- a/ui/pages/repo/repo.go
+++ b/ui/pages/repo/repo.go
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ func (r *Repo) updateStatusBarCmd() tea.Msg {
 		Key:    r.selectedRepo.Repo(),
 		Value:  value,
 		Info:   info,
-		Branch: fmt.Sprintf(" %s", ref),
+		Branch: fmt.Sprintf("* %s", ref),
 	}
 }