diff --git a/pre_commit_hooks/no_commit_to_branch.py b/pre_commit_hooks/no_commit_to_branch.py
index ed66856..a97b103 100644
--- a/pre_commit_hooks/no_commit_to_branch.py
+++ b/pre_commit_hooks/no_commit_to_branch.py
@@ -7,26 +7,19 @@ from pre_commit_hooks.util import cmd_output
 
 
 def is_on_branch(protected):
-    retval = False
     branch = cmd_output('git', 'symbolic-ref', 'HEAD')
     chunks = branch.strip().split('/')
-    if chunks[2] == protected:
-        retval = True
-    return retval
+    return chunks[2] == protected
 
 
-def main(argv=None):
+def main(argv=[]):
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
     parser.add_argument(
-        '-b', default='master', help='branch to disallow commits to')
-    parser.add_argument('filenames', nargs='*', help='filenames to check.')
+        '-b', '--branch', default='master', help='branch to disallow commits to')
     args = parser.parse_args(argv)
 
-    if is_on_branch(args.b):
-        return 1
-    else:
-        return 0
+    return int(is_on_branch(args.branch))
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-    sys.exit(main())
+    sys.exit(main(sys.argv))
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 3d96bda..9db61a4 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -52,10 +52,10 @@ setup(
             'fix-encoding-pragma = pre_commit_hooks.fix_encoding_pragma:main',
             'forbid-new-submodules = pre_commit_hooks.forbid_new_submodules:main',
             'name-tests-test = pre_commit_hooks.tests_should_end_in_test:validate_files',
+            'no-commit-to-branch = pre_commit_hooks.no_commit_to_branch:main',
             'pretty-format-json = pre_commit_hooks.pretty_format_json:pretty_format_json',
             'requirements-txt-fixer = pre_commit_hooks.requirements_txt_fixer:fix_requirements_txt',
             'trailing-whitespace-fixer = pre_commit_hooks.trailing_whitespace_fixer:fix_trailing_whitespace',
-            'no-commit-to-branch = pre_commit_hooks.no_commit_to_branch:main',
         ],
     },
 )
diff --git a/tests/check_no_commit_to_branch_test.py b/tests/check_no_commit_to_branch_test.py
index 91df387..e8b09fd 100644
--- a/tests/check_no_commit_to_branch_test.py
+++ b/tests/check_no_commit_to_branch_test.py
@@ -17,12 +17,18 @@ def test_master_branch(temp_git_dir):
         assert is_on_branch('master') is True
 
 
-def test_main_other_call(temp_git_dir):
+def test_main_b_call(temp_git_dir):
     with temp_git_dir.as_cwd():
         cmd_output('git', 'checkout', '-b', 'other')
         assert main(['-b', 'other']) == 1
 
 
+def test_main_branch_call(temp_git_dir):
+    with temp_git_dir.as_cwd():
+        cmd_output('git', 'checkout', '-b', 'other')
+        assert main(['--branch', 'other']) == 1
+
+
 def test_main_default_call(temp_git_dir):
     with temp_git_dir.as_cwd():
         cmd_output('git', 'checkout', '-b', 'anotherbranch')