diff --git a/spec/support/outputs/git_ensure_pushed.txt b/spec/support/outputs/git_ensure_pushed.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c40990e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/support/outputs/git_ensure_pushed.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+echo "-----> Ensuring everything is pushed to git"
+if \[ \$\(git branch --list master \| wc -l\) -eq 0 \]; then
+  echo "! Branch master doesn't exist"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+if \[ \$\(git branch -r --list origin/master \| wc -l\) -eq 0 \]; then
+  echo "! Branch origin/master doesn't exist"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+if \[ \$\(git log origin/master..master \| wc -l\) -ne 0 \]; then
+  echo "! Your branch master needs to be pushed to origin before deploying"
+  exit 1
+fi
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spec/tasks/git_spec.rb b/spec/tasks/git_spec.rb
index f693575a..e099b083 100644
--- a/spec/tasks/git_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/tasks/git_spec.rb
@@ -18,4 +18,10 @@
       expect { invoke_all }.to output(output_file('git_revision')).to_stdout
     end
   end
+
+  describe 'git:ensure_pushed' do
+    it 'git ensure pushed' do
+      expect { invoke_all }.to output(output_file('git_ensure_pushed')).to_stdout
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/tasks/mina/git.rb b/tasks/mina/git.rb
index 60371799..52e27875 100644
--- a/tasks/mina/git.rb
+++ b/tasks/mina/git.rb
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 set :remove_git_dir, true
 set :remote, 'origin'
 set :git_not_pushed_message, -> { "Your branch #{fetch(:branch)} needs to be pushed to #{fetch(:remote)} before deploying" }
+set :git_local_branch_missing_message, -> { "Branch #{fetch(:branch)} doesn't exist" }
+set :git_remote_branch_missing_message, -> { "Branch #{fetch(:remote)}/#{fetch(:branch)} doesn't exist" }
 
 namespace :git do
   desc 'Clones the Git repository to the current path.'
@@ -48,6 +50,16 @@
     run :local do
       comment %{Ensuring everything is pushed to git}
       command %{
+        if [ $(git branch --list #{fetch(:branch)} | wc -l) -eq 0 ]; then
+          echo "! #{fetch(:git_local_branch_missing_message)}"
+          exit 1
+        fi
+
+        if [ $(git branch -r --list #{fetch(:remote)}/#{fetch(:branch)} | wc -l) -eq 0 ]; then
+          echo "! #{fetch(:git_remote_branch_missing_message)}"
+          exit 1
+        fi
+
         if [ $(git log #{fetch(:remote)}/#{fetch(:branch)}..#{fetch(:branch)} | wc -l) -ne 0 ]; then
           echo "! #{fetch(:git_not_pushed_message)}"
           exit 1