diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 594b2358..76ec262b 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -37,11 +37,11 @@
 # Access token for the Vending Machine API (required)
 #VM_API_TOKEN="CHANGEME"
 
-# Git branch to track and Docker image tag (default: master)
-#VM_BRANCH=master
+# Git branch to track and Docker image tag (default: main)
+#VM_BRANCH=main
 
 # Docker image tag (default: value of VM_BRANCH)
-#VM_IMAGE_TAG=master
+#VM_IMAGE_TAG=main
 
 # Port to run image under (default: 3000)
 #VM_PORT=3000
diff --git a/ansible/roles/vm_frontend/tasks/main.yml b/ansible/roles/vm_frontend/tasks/main.yml
index 2235dd94..c585ee94 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/vm_frontend/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/vm_frontend/tasks/main.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
     job: '/bin/sleep {{ 300 | random }}; {{ REPO }}/runme.sh > {{ REPO }}/logs/run-ansible.log 2>&1'
     minute: '2,17,32,47'
     hour: '*'
-  when: vm_frontend_version == 'master'
+  when: vm_frontend_version == 'main'
 
 - name: Set net.core.rmem_max
   ansible.posix.sysctl:
diff --git a/runme.sh b/runme.sh
index d4481a57..889cce5d 100755
--- a/runme.sh
+++ b/runme.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 __repo=$(cd $(dirname ${BASH_SOURCE[0]}); pwd -P)
 
-VM_BRANCH=${VM_BRANCH:-master}
+VM_BRANCH=${VM_BRANCH:-main}
 
 ###
 # Check for .env