diff --git a/run_tests.sh b/run_tests.sh
index c562027c..15e33ebf 100755
--- a/run_tests.sh
+++ b/run_tests.sh
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@ nosetests tests -x &&\
 ./tests/test_compute_statistics.sh && \
 
 # linter check
-cardboardlinter --refspec master
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+cardboardlinter --refspec main
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