diff --git a/pre_commit_hooks/no_commit_to_branch.py b/pre_commit_hooks/no_commit_to_branch.py
index 01dee5a..dd88078 100644
--- a/pre_commit_hooks/no_commit_to_branch.py
+++ b/pre_commit_hooks/no_commit_to_branch.py
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@ def main(argv=None):
     parser.add_argument('filenames', nargs='*', help='filenames to check.')
     args = parser.parse_args(argv)
 
-    retval = -1
+    retval = 0
     branch = util.cmd_output('git', 'symbolic-ref', 'HEAD')
-    chunks = branch.split('/')
+    chunks = branch.strip().split('/')
     if chunks[2] == args.b:
-        retval = 0
+        retval = -1
     return retval