diff --git a/radicle-cli/src/commands/patch/common.rs b/radicle-cli/src/commands/patch/common.rs
index 4d7c2af9..626ab501 100644
--- a/radicle-cli/src/commands/patch/common.rs
+++ b/radicle-cli/src/commands/patch/common.rs
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ pub fn push_to_storage(
         let (mut remote, _) = radicle::rad::remote(working)?;
 
         remote
-            .push::<&str>(&[&branch], None)
+            .push::<&str>(&[&format!("+{branch}:{branch}")], None)
             .context("failed to push to storage")?;
     }
     Ok(branch)