diff --git a/src/base/projects/Header.svelte b/src/base/projects/Header.svelte
index 4eefb57d4..680970ba7 100644
--- a/src/base/projects/Header.svelte
+++ b/src/base/projects/Header.svelte
@@ -144,13 +144,16 @@
       bind:peersDropdown={dropdownState.peer}
       on:peerChanged={(event) => updatePeer(event.detail)} />
   {/if}
+
   <BranchSelector {branches} {project} {revision} {toggleDropdown}
     bind:branchesDropdown={dropdownState.branch}
     on:branchChanged={(event) => updateRevision(event.detail)} />
+
   <div class="anchor">
     <AnchorBadge {commit} {anchors}
       head={project.head} on:click={(event) => updateRevision(event.detail)} />
   </div>
+
   {#if seed.git.host}
     <span>
       <div class="clone" on:click={() => toggleDropdown("clone")}>
diff --git a/src/base/projects/ProjectRoute.svelte b/src/base/projects/ProjectRoute.svelte
index 65a13875b..d5ad1d0c2 100644
--- a/src/base/projects/ProjectRoute.svelte
+++ b/src/base/projects/ProjectRoute.svelte
@@ -29,8 +29,13 @@
     if (revision) browse.revision = revision;
   } else if (revision) {
     browse.revision = revision;
-  } else {
+  } else if (head) {
     browse.revision = head;
+  } else {
+    const branchNames = Object.keys(project.branches);
+    const firstBranch = branchNames.length >= 1 ? branchNames[0] : null;
+
+    browse.revision = firstBranch;
   }
 
   $: proj.browse({ ...browse, peer });