diff --git a/PyGitUp/gitup.py b/PyGitUp/gitup.py
index 674136c..dc81e14 100644
--- a/PyGitUp/gitup.py
+++ b/PyGitUp/gitup.py
@@ -205,7 +205,9 @@ def returning_to_current_branch(self):
 
         yield
 
-        print(colored('returning to {0}'.format(branch_name), 'magenta'))
+        if not self.repo.head.ref.name == branch_name:
+            print(colored('returning to {0}'.format(branch_name), 'magenta'))
+            self.git.checkout(branch_name)
 
     def config(self, key):
         """ Get a git-up-specific config value. """