diff --git a/modules/gitea/guard.ts b/modules/gitea/guard.ts
index fb7a31ee..1843e38c 100644
--- a/modules/gitea/guard.ts
+++ b/modules/gitea/guard.ts
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ export function judgeProtectionChange(before: BranchProtection | null, want: Pro
  *  that enables push, drops the merge whitelist or widens it past that account is refused, whatever the rule was. */
 function judgeMain(before: BranchProtection | null, want: ProtectionWanted): string | null {
   const why: string[] = [];
-  if (want.push === true) why.push("it lets a person push to main directly");
+  if (want.push === true) why.push("it lets a person push to the branch directly");
   if (want.mergeWhitelist !== undefined) {
     const names = want.mergeWhitelist ?? [];
     if (names.length === 0) why.push("it drops the merge whitelist of main");