diff --git a/GNUmakefile.in b/GNUmakefile.in
index 56c333ad30e1ea991b5c8c404433bcdfe7a5f40c..de711a313c346ba3e89f5dd98cf08013427ed71b 100644
--- a/GNUmakefile.in
+++ b/GNUmakefile.in
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ BRANCHECHO= @echo "Skipping branch check since not the Mothership"
 ifeq ($(ISMAINSITE),1)
 ifeq ($(TBROOT),/usr/testbed)
 BRANCHCHECK= cd $(SRCDIR) && \
-		git status --porcelain -s -b | head -1 | grep -q -s mothership
+		git status --porcelain -s -b | head -1 | grep -q -s current
 BRANCHECHO= @echo "Checking to make sure you are on the mothership branch"
 endif
 endif
diff --git a/GNUmakerules b/GNUmakerules
index a04c7ede16bf175d91cdef0d7376aa83e4860ec5..d4b9d73439f8cf97bf3516e6ffd7b880f539b3f9 100644
--- a/GNUmakerules
+++ b/GNUmakerules
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ default-install:
 ifeq ($(ISMAINSITE),1)
 ifeq ($(TBROOT),/usr/testbed/devel/stoller)
 	(cd $(SRCDIR) ; \
-	  git status --porcelain -s -b | head -1 | grep -q -s mothership)
+	  git status --porcelain -s -b | head -1 | grep -q -s current)
 else
 	/usr/bin/true
 endif