diff --git a/scripts/components/changeset-client.ts b/scripts/components/changeset-client.ts
index 25d8d8b9f..e2c259b8c 100644
--- a/scripts/components/changeset-client.ts
+++ b/scripts/components/changeset-client.ts
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ export class ChangesetClient {
       .map((part) => part.trim())
       .filter(Boolean);
 
+    // header is undefined when processing an empty changeset
     const packages = header
       ? header
           .split('\n')
diff --git a/scripts/components/git-client.ts b/scripts/components/git-client.ts
index 002605c91..7929f8d6c 100644
--- a/scripts/components/git-client.ts
+++ b/scripts/components/git-client.ts
@@ -104,7 +104,8 @@ export class GitClient {
       );
     }
 
-    await this.execWithIO`git push ${force ? '--force' : ''}`;
+    await this
+      .execWithIO`git push ${force ? '--force' : ''} origin ${currentBranch}`;
   };
 
   fetchTags = async () => {