diff --git a/kluster-deployments/journal/application.yaml b/kluster-deployments/journal/application.yaml
index 4857dc0..23ee935 100644
--- a/kluster-deployments/journal/application.yaml
+++ b/kluster-deployments/journal/application.yaml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ metadata:
   annotations:
     argocd-image-updater.argoproj.io/image-list: mollre/journal-bot # no version constraints, use newest
     argocd-image-updater.argoproj.io/alias.update-strategy: latest
+    argocd-image-updater.argoproj.io/git-branch: main
     argocd-image-updater.argoproj.io/write-back-method: git:secret:argocd/journal-repo
 
 spec: