diff --git a/git/git-cherry-move b/git/git-cherry-move
index fa854c8..11dc3fd 100755
--- a/git/git-cherry-move
+++ b/git/git-cherry-move
@@ -16,8 +16,7 @@ set -e
 
 assert_branch_exists()
 {
-	RET=$(git branch | sed --quiet "s/^\*\? \+${1}$/${1}/p")
-	if [ "$RET" != $1 ] ; then
+	if ! git for-each-ref refs/heads | grep "/${1}$" >/dev/null ; then
 		echo "The branch $1 does not exist!"
 		exit 2
 	fi