diff --git a/git/client.go b/git/client.go
index 9ef6c152e..c1951f07b 100644
--- a/git/client.go
+++ b/git/client.go
@@ -482,6 +482,21 @@ func (c *Client) SetBranchConfig(ctx context.Context, branch, name, value string
 	return err
 }
 
+// PushDefault returns the value of push.default in the config. If the value
+// is not set, it returns "simple" (the default value).
+func (c *Client) PushDefault(ctx context.Context) (string, error) {
+	pushDefault, err := c.Config(ctx, "push.default")
+	if err == nil {
+		return pushDefault, nil
+	}
+
+	var gitError *GitError
+	if ok := errors.As(err, &gitError); ok && gitError.ExitCode == 1 {
+		return "simple", nil
+	}
+	return "", err
+}
+
 func (c *Client) DeleteLocalTag(ctx context.Context, tag string) error {
 	args := []string{"tag", "-d", tag}
 	cmd, err := c.Command(ctx, args...)
diff --git a/git/client_test.go b/git/client_test.go
index ba13c889a..4e35879d9 100644
--- a/git/client_test.go
+++ b/git/client_test.go
@@ -1191,6 +1191,68 @@ func Test_parseRemoteURLOrName(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestClientPushDefault(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name            string
+		commandResult   commandResult
+		wantPushDefault string
+		wantError       *GitError
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "push default is not set",
+			commandResult: commandResult{
+				ExitStatus: 1,
+				Stderr:     "error: key does not contain a section: remote.pushDefault",
+			},
+			wantPushDefault: "simple",
+			wantError:       nil,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "push default is set to current",
+			commandResult: commandResult{
+				ExitStatus: 0,
+				Stdout:     "current",
+			},
+			wantPushDefault: "current",
+			wantError:       nil,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "push default errors",
+			commandResult: commandResult{
+				ExitStatus: 128,
+				Stderr:     "fatal: git error",
+			},
+			wantPushDefault: "",
+			wantError: &GitError{
+				ExitCode: 128,
+				Stderr:   "fatal: git error",
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			cmdCtx := createMockedCommandContext(t, mockedCommands{
+				`path/to/git config push.default`: tt.commandResult,
+			},
+			)
+			client := Client{
+				GitPath:        "path/to/git",
+				commandContext: cmdCtx,
+			}
+			pushDefault, err := client.PushDefault(context.Background())
+			if tt.wantError != nil {
+				var gitError *GitError
+				require.ErrorAs(t, err, &gitError)
+				assert.Equal(t, tt.wantError.ExitCode, gitError.ExitCode)
+				assert.Equal(t, tt.wantError.Stderr, gitError.Stderr)
+			} else {
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+			}
+			assert.Equal(t, tt.wantPushDefault, pushDefault)
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func TestClientDeleteLocalTag(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		name          string
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/pr/shared/finder.go b/pkg/cmd/pr/shared/finder.go
index 57db40a85..ce98a9363 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/pr/shared/finder.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/pr/shared/finder.go
@@ -59,17 +59,7 @@ func NewFinder(factory *cmdutil.Factory) PRFinder {
 		remotesFn:  factory.Remotes,
 		httpClient: factory.HttpClient,
 		pushDefault: func() (string, error) {
-			pushDefault, err := factory.GitClient.Config(context.Background(), "push.default")
-			if err == nil {
-				return pushDefault, nil
-			}
-
-			var gitErr *git.GitError
-			if ok := errors.As(err, &gitErr); ok && gitErr.ExitCode == 1 {
-				return "simple", nil
-			}
-
-			return "", err
+			return factory.GitClient.PushDefault(context.Background())
 		},
 		progress: factory.IOStreams,
 		branchConfig: func(s string) (git.BranchConfig, error) {