diff --git a/git-jump.cabal b/git-jump.cabal
--- a/git-jump.cabal
+++ b/git-jump.cabal
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 -- documentation, see http://haskell.org/cabal/users-guide/
 
 name:                git-jump
-version:             0.1.0.2
+version:             0.1.0.3
 synopsis:            Move a git branch
 description:         Move a git branch to a specified refspec (or to the upstream position)
                      Along with any uncommited changes.
diff --git a/git-jump.hs b/git-jump.hs
--- a/git-jump.hs
+++ b/git-jump.hs
@@ -32,11 +32,12 @@
     do
         progName <- getProgName
         args <- getArgs
-        destRef <-
-            case args of
-            [] -> revParse ["--symbolic-full-name", "@{u}"]
-            [refSpec] -> return refSpec
-            _ -> fail $ "Usage: " ++ progName ++ "[refspec]\n    if refspec is not provided, the remote tracked branch is used"
+        let destRefSpec =
+                case args of
+                [] -> "@{u}"
+                [refSpec] -> refSpec
+                _ -> fail $ "Usage: " ++ progName ++ "[refspec]\n    if refspec is not provided, the remote tracked branch is used"
+        destRef <- revParse [destRefSpec]
         origPos <- revParse ["HEAD"]
         git_ "commit" ["--allow-empty", "-mSTAGING"]
         staging <- revParse ["HEAD"]