diff --git a/contrib/semver/name.sh b/contrib/semver/name.sh
index 935cc750..1fa2ce07 100644
--- a/contrib/semver/name.sh
+++ b/contrib/semver/name.sh
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 BRANCH=$(git symbolic-ref --short HEAD 2>/dev/null)
 
 # Complain if the git history is not available
-if [ $? != 0 ]; then
-  printf "unknown"
+if [ $? != 0 ] || [ -z "$BRANCH" ]; then
+  printf "yggdrasil"
   exit 1
 fi