diff --git a/git-parse-remote.sh b/git-parse-remote.sh
index aaef861..144f170 100755
--- a/git-parse-remote.sh
+++ b/git-parse-remote.sh
@@ -146,8 +146,12 @@
 		else
 			for merge_branch in $merge_branches
 			do
-			    [ "$remote" = "$merge_branch" ] &&
-			    dot_prefix= && break
+			    if	test "$remote" = "$merge_branch" ||
+				test "$local" = "$merge_branch"
+			    then
+				    dot_prefix=
+				    break
+			    fi
 			done
 		fi
 		case "$remote" in