diff --git a/lib/workers/branch/commit.js b/lib/workers/branch/commit.js
index 3737c1f6581a9a9689a7f0e5d04a727926efae37..f6ca6f054782132ceef068262b5e8da8d2263398 100644
--- a/lib/workers/branch/commit.js
+++ b/lib/workers/branch/commit.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ async function commitFilesToBranch(config) {
         config.branchName,
         updatedFiles,
         config.commitMessage,
-        config.parentBranch || config.baseBranch || undefined
+        config.baseBranch || undefined
       );
       if (res) {
         logger.info({ branch: config.branchName }, `Branch ${res}`);