diff --git a/src/routes/(console)/project-[region]-[project]/sites/create-site/domain.svelte b/src/routes/(console)/project-[region]-[project]/sites/create-site/domain.svelte
index 18f3159f8..23001b4b1 100644
--- a/src/routes/(console)/project-[region]-[project]/sites/create-site/domain.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/(console)/project-[region]-[project]/sites/create-site/domain.svelte
@@ -56,8 +56,10 @@
     $effect(() => {
         domainIsValid; /* silences lint for unused var */
 
-        if (domain !== newDomain) {
-            domainStatus = 'pending';
+        if (newDomain) {
+            if (domain !== newDomain) {
+                domainStatus = 'pending';
+            }
             checkDomain(newDomain);
         }
     });
diff --git a/src/routes/(console)/project-[region]-[project]/sites/create-site/templates/template-[template]/+page.svelte b/src/routes/(console)/project-[region]-[project]/sites/create-site/templates/template-[template]/+page.svelte
index 3321ce726..1dbbd143e 100644
--- a/src/routes/(console)/project-[region]-[project]/sites/create-site/templates/template-[template]/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/(console)/project-[region]-[project]/sites/create-site/templates/template-[template]/+page.svelte
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
     let domain = data.domain;
     let domainIsValid = true;
     let framework = data?.template?.frameworks[0];
-    let branch = 'main';
+    let branch = '';
     let rootDir = './';
     let connectBehaviour: 'now' | 'later' = 'now';
     let repositoryBehaviour: 'new' | 'existing' = 'new';