diff --git a/scripts/publish-site.sh b/scripts/publish-site.sh
index c57d761..8442a57 100755
--- a/scripts/publish-site.sh
+++ b/scripts/publish-site.sh
@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@ WORK=$(mktemp -d)
 trap 'rm -rf "$WORK"' EXIT
 git worktree add -q --detach "$WORK"
 cd "$WORK"
-git checkout -q --orphan site
+git checkout -q --orphan publish-tmp
 git rm -rq --cached . 2>/dev/null || true
 find . -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 ! -name .git -exec rm -rf {} +
 mkdir dist && cp -R "$OLDPWD/dist/." dist/
 git add -A
 git commit -q -m "site: built from $SHA"
-git push -qf origin site
+git push -qf origin HEAD:site
 cd "$OLDPWD"
 git worktree remove --force "$WORK"
 echo "published site branch from $SHA"