diff --git a/Command/Sync.hs b/Command/Sync.hs
index 01a4e0e86f..99df64fbff 100644
--- a/Command/Sync.hs
+++ b/Command/Sync.hs
@@ -753,7 +753,7 @@ seekExportContent o rs (currbranch, _) = or <$> forM rs go
 				]
 		_ -> noop
 	  where
-		gitconfig = show (remoteConfig r "annex-tracking-branch")
+		gitconfig = show (remoteConfig r "tracking-branch")
 
 	fillexport _ _ [] _ = return False
 	fillexport r db (t:[]) mtbcommitsha = Command.Export.fillExport r db t mtbcommitsha
diff --git a/Types/GitConfig.hs b/Types/GitConfig.hs
index f7500c8540..bce4e26d7c 100644
--- a/Types/GitConfig.hs
+++ b/Types/GitConfig.hs
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ extractRemoteGitConfig r remotename = do
 		, remoteAnnexCheckUUID = getbool "checkuuid" True
 		, remoteAnnexVerify = getbool "verify" True
 		, remoteAnnexTrackingBranch = Git.Ref <$>
-			( notempty (getmaybe "annex-tracking-branch")
+			( notempty (getmaybe "tracking-branch")
 			<|> notempty (getmaybe "export-tracking") -- old name
 			)
 		, remoteAnnexTrustLevel = notempty $ getmaybe "trustlevel"