diff --git a/command/pr.go b/command/pr.go
index bd51858ae..216671a40 100644
--- a/command/pr.go
+++ b/command/pr.go
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ func prMerge(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			}
 		}
 
-		localBranchExists := git.DoesLocalBranchExist(pr.HeadRefName)
+		localBranchExists := git.HasLocalBranch(pr.HeadRefName)
 		if localBranchExists {
 			err = git.DeleteLocalBranch(pr.HeadRefName)
 			if err != nil {
diff --git a/git/git.go b/git/git.go
index e36fa6f4f..c1a8bd619 100644
--- a/git/git.go
+++ b/git/git.go
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ func DeleteRemoteBranch(branch string) error {
 	return err
 }
 
-func DoesLocalBranchExist(branch string) bool {
+func HasLocalBranch(branch string) bool {
 	configCmd := GitCommand("rev-parse", "--verify", "refs/heads/"+branch)
 	_, err := run.PrepareCmd(configCmd).Output()
 	return err == nil