diff --git a/__tests__/git.test.ts b/__tests__/git.test.ts
index 6063853f..fda47e45 100644
--- a/__tests__/git.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/git.test.ts
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ describe('git', () => {
       const response = await deploy(action)
 
       // Includes the call to generateBranch
-      expect(execute).toBeCalledTimes(12)
+      expect(execute).toBeCalledTimes(13)
       expect(rmRF).toBeCalledTimes(1)
       expect(response).toBe(Status.SUCCESS)
     })
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ describe('git', () => {
       await deploy(action)
 
       // Includes the call to generateBranch
-      expect(execute).toBeCalledTimes(18)
+      expect(execute).toBeCalledTimes(19)
       expect(rmRF).toBeCalledTimes(1)
     })
 
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ describe('git', () => {
       await deploy(action)
 
       // Includes the call to generateBranch
-      expect(execute).toBeCalledTimes(12)
+      expect(execute).toBeCalledTimes(13)
       expect(rmRF).toBeCalledTimes(1)
     })
 
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ describe('git', () => {
       await deploy(action)
 
       // Includes the call to generateBranch
-      expect(execute).toBeCalledTimes(12)
+      expect(execute).toBeCalledTimes(13)
       expect(rmRF).toBeCalledTimes(1)
     })
 
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ describe('git', () => {
 
       await deploy(action)
 
-      expect(execute).toBeCalledTimes(12)
+      expect(execute).toBeCalledTimes(13)
       expect(rmRF).toBeCalledTimes(1)
       expect(mkdirP).toBeCalledTimes(1)
     })
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ describe('git', () => {
       })
 
       const response = await deploy(action)
-      expect(execute).toBeCalledTimes(13)
+      expect(execute).toBeCalledTimes(14)
       expect(rmRF).toBeCalledTimes(1)
       expect(response).toBe(Status.SKIPPED)
     })
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ describe('git', () => {
       try {
         await deploy(action)
       } catch (e) {
-        expect(execute).toBeCalledTimes(1)
+        expect(execute).toBeCalledTimes(2)
         expect(rmRF).toBeCalledTimes(1)
         expect(e.message).toMatch(
           'The deploy step encountered an error: No deployment token/method was provided. You must provide the action with either a Personal Access Token or the GitHub Token secret in order to deploy. If you wish to use an ssh deploy token then you must set SSH to true. ❌'
diff --git a/__tests__/main.test.ts b/__tests__/main.test.ts
index 4d7b1c87..21b4f962 100644
--- a/__tests__/main.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/main.test.ts
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ describe('main', () => {
       debug: true
     })
     await run(action)
-    expect(execute).toBeCalledTimes(19)
+    expect(execute).toBeCalledTimes(20)
     expect(rmRF).toBeCalledTimes(1)
     expect(exportVariable).toBeCalledTimes(1)
   })
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ describe('main', () => {
       }
     })
     await run(action)
-    expect(execute).toBeCalledTimes(18)
+    expect(execute).toBeCalledTimes(19)
     expect(rmRF).toBeCalledTimes(1)
     expect(exportVariable).toBeCalledTimes(1)
   })
diff --git a/src/constants.ts b/src/constants.ts
index 00614be5..a2a89ac8 100644
--- a/src/constants.ts
+++ b/src/constants.ts
@@ -67,8 +67,9 @@ export const action: ActionInterface = {
     ? getInput('GIT_CONFIG_EMAIL')
     : pusher && pusher.email
     ? pusher.email
-    : `${process.env.GITHUB_ACTOR ||
-        'github-pages-deploy-action'}@users.noreply.github.com`,
+    : `${
+        process.env.GITHUB_ACTOR || 'github-pages-deploy-action'
+      }@users.noreply.github.com`,
   gitHubToken: getInput('GITHUB_TOKEN'),
   name: !isNullOrUndefined(getInput('GIT_CONFIG_NAME'))
     ? getInput('GIT_CONFIG_NAME')
diff --git a/src/git.ts b/src/git.ts
index 663edb13..7208db8b 100644
--- a/src/git.ts
+++ b/src/git.ts
@@ -248,6 +248,10 @@ export async function deploy(action: ActionInterface): Promise<Status> {
       `git worktree remove ${temporaryDeploymentDirectory} --force`,
       action.workspace
     )
+    await execute(
+      `git branch -d ${temporaryDeploymentBranch}`,
+      action.workspace
+    )
     await rmRF(temporaryDeploymentDirectory)
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/util.ts b/src/util.ts
index 75454c21..735f6f5a 100644
--- a/src/util.ts
+++ b/src/util.ts
@@ -19,10 +19,9 @@ export const generateTokenType = (action: ActionInterface): string =>
 export const generateRepositoryPath = (action: ActionInterface): string =>
   action.ssh
     ? `git@github.com:${action.repositoryName}`
-    : `https://${action.accessToken ||
-        `x-access-token:${action.gitHubToken}`}@github.com/${
-        action.repositoryName
-      }.git`
+    : `https://${
+        action.accessToken || `x-access-token:${action.gitHubToken}`
+      }@github.com/${action.repositoryName}.git`
 
 /* Checks for the required tokens and formatting. Throws an error if any case is matched. */
 export const hasRequiredParameters = (action: ActionInterface): void => {