diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ad042b8..db0de0f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ set -g theme_display_git_dirty no
 set -g theme_display_git_untracked no
 set -g theme_display_git_ahead_verbose yes
 set -g theme_display_git_dirty_verbose yes
+set -g theme_display_git_master_branch yes
 set -g theme_git_worktree_support yes
 set -g theme_display_vagrant yes
 set -g theme_display_docker_machine no
diff --git a/fish_prompt.fish b/fish_prompt.fish
index 040c5c6..fd09763 100644
--- a/fish_prompt.fish
+++ b/fish_prompt.fish
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 #     set -g theme_display_git_untracked no
 #     set -g theme_display_git_ahead_verbose yes
 #     set -g theme_display_git_dirty_verbose yes
-#     set -g theme_display_git_master_branch no
+#     set -g theme_display_git_master_branch yes
 #     set -g theme_git_worktree_support yes
 #     set -g theme_display_vagrant yes
 #     set -g theme_display_docker_machine no
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ end
 
 function __bobthefish_git_branch -S -d 'Get the current git branch (or commitish)'
   set -l ref (command git symbolic-ref HEAD ^/dev/null); and begin
-    [ "$theme_display_git_master_branch" = 'no' -a "$ref" = 'refs/heads/master' ]
+    [ "$theme_display_git_master_branch" != 'yes' -a "$ref" = 'refs/heads/master' ]
       and echo $__bobthefish_branch_glyph
       and return