diff --git a/src/gitManager/isomorphicGit.ts b/src/gitManager/isomorphicGit.ts
index 31e761d..cf294d4 100644
--- a/src/gitManager/isomorphicGit.ts
+++ b/src/gitManager/isomorphicGit.ts
@@ -824,11 +824,18 @@ export class IsomorphicGit extends GitManager {
         const [remote, branch] = splitRemoteBranch(remoteBranch);
         const branchInfo = await this.branchInfo();
 
+        await this.wrapFS(
+            git.push({
+                ...this.getRepo(),
+                remote: remote,
+                remoteRef: branch,
+            })
+        );
+
         await this.setConfig(
             `branch.${branchInfo.current}.merge`,
             `refs/heads/${branch}`
         );
-        await this.setConfig(`branch.${branch}.remote`, remote);
     }
 
     updateGitPath(_: string): Promise<void> {
diff --git a/src/gitManager/simpleGit.ts b/src/gitManager/simpleGit.ts
index 41a6e82..e0f42c6 100644
--- a/src/gitManager/simpleGit.ts
+++ b/src/gitManager/simpleGit.ts
@@ -829,14 +829,12 @@ export class SimpleGit extends GitManager {
         try {
             // git 1.8+
             await this.git.branch(["--set-upstream-to", remoteBranch]);
-        } catch (e) {
-            console.error(e);
+        } catch {
             try {
                 // git 1.7 - 1.8
                 await this.git.branch(["--set-upstream", remoteBranch]);
-            } catch (e) {
-                console.error(e);
-                // fallback
+            } catch {
+                // fallback for when setting upstream branch to a branch that does not exist on the remote yet. Setting it with push instead.
                 await this.git.push(
                     // @ts-expect-error A type error occurs here because the third element could be undefined.
                     // However, it is unlikely to be undefined due to the `remoteBranch`'s format, and error handling is in place.
diff --git a/src/ui/modals/generalModal.ts b/src/ui/modals/generalModal.ts
index e2040e6..5f8964b 100644
--- a/src/ui/modals/generalModal.ts
+++ b/src/ui/modals/generalModal.ts
@@ -37,14 +37,13 @@ export class GeneralModal extends SuggestModal<string> {
     }
 
     openAndGetResult(): Promise<string> {
-        if (this.config.initialValue != undefined) {
-            this.inputEl.value = this.config.initialValue;
-            this.inputEl.dispatchEvent(new Event("input"));
-        }
-
         return new Promise((resolve) => {
             this.resolve = resolve;
             this.open();
+            if (this.config.initialValue != undefined) {
+                this.inputEl.value = this.config.initialValue;
+                this.inputEl.dispatchEvent(new Event("input"));
+            }
         });
     }