diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
index bacb784..82048df 100755
--- a/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/entrypoint.sh
@@ -72,11 +72,14 @@ git config --global user.name "$USER_NAME"
 {
 	git clone --single-branch --depth 1 --branch "$TARGET_BRANCH" "$GIT_CMD_REPOSITORY" "$CLONE_DIR"
 } || {
-  if [ "$CREATE_TARGET_BRANCH_IF_NEEDED" = 'true' ] ; then
-    git clone --single-branch --depth 1 "$GIT_CMD_REPOSITORY" "$CLONE_DIR"
-  else
-    false
-  fi
+    if [ "$CREATE_TARGET_BRANCH_IF_NEEDED" = "true" ]
+    then
+        # Default branch of the repository is cloned. Later on the required branch
+	# will be created
+        git clone --single-branch --depth 1 "$GIT_CMD_REPOSITORY" "$CLONE_DIR"
+    else
+        false
+    fi
 } || {
 	echo "::error::Could not clone the destination repository. Command:"
 	echo "::error::git clone --single-branch --branch $TARGET_BRANCH $GIT_CMD_REPOSITORY $CLONE_DIR"
@@ -145,8 +148,9 @@ echo "[+] Set directory is safe ($CLONE_DIR)"
 git config --global --add safe.directory "$CLONE_DIR"
 
 
-if [ "$CREATE_TARGET_BRANCH_IF_NEEDED" = 'true' ] ; then
-  git checkout -b "$TARGET_BRANCH"
+if [ "$CREATE_TARGET_BRANCH_IF_NEEDED" = "true" ]
+then
+    git switch -c "$TARGET_BRANCH"
 fi
 
 echo "[+] Adding git commit"