diff --git a/pkg/cmd/pr/shared/finder.go b/pkg/cmd/pr/shared/finder.go
index 4aa58af96..57db40a85 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/pr/shared/finder.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/pr/shared/finder.go
@@ -59,7 +59,17 @@ func NewFinder(factory *cmdutil.Factory) PRFinder {
 		remotesFn:  factory.Remotes,
 		httpClient: factory.HttpClient,
 		pushDefault: func() (string, error) {
-			return factory.GitClient.Config(context.Background(), "push.default")
+			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
 		},
 		progress: factory.IOStreams,
 		branchConfig: func(s string) (git.BranchConfig, error) {