diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a47dab9f8..8beacf51d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -29,10 +29,10 @@ Please refer to the [release page](https://github.com/actions/checkout/releases/
     # Otherwise, uses the default branch.
     ref: ''
 
-    # Whether to checkout the default repository branch if specified ref does not
-    # exist. If this is set to true, then fetch-depth should be 0
-    # Default: true
-    default-ref-on-error: ''
+    # Indicates whether to checkout the default repository branch if the requested ref
+    # does not exist
+    # Default: false
+    default-branch-checkout: ''
 
     # Personal access token (PAT) used to fetch the repository. The PAT is configured
     # with the local git config, which enables your scripts to run authenticated git
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index ad48198f2..93f2bc62a 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -9,11 +9,9 @@ inputs:
       The branch, tag or SHA to checkout. When checking out the repository that
       triggered a workflow, this defaults to the reference or SHA for that
       event.  Otherwise, uses the default branch.
-  default-ref-on-error:
-    description: >
-      Whether to checkout the default repository branch if specified ref does not exist.
-      If this is set to true, then fetch-depth should be 0
-    default: true
+  default-branch-checkout:
+    description: 'Indicates whether to checkout the default repository branch if the requested ref does not exist'
+    default: false
   token:
     description: >
       Personal access token (PAT) used to fetch the repository. The PAT is configured
diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index 774dc6ff4..77146ceb8 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -1741,7 +1741,8 @@ function getInputs() {
         core.debug(`commit = '${result.commit}'`);
         // Default branch checkout
         result.defaultBranchCheckout =
-            (core.getInput('default-branch-checkout') || 'true').toUpperCase() === 'TRUE';
+            (core.getInput('default-branch-checkout') || 'true').toUpperCase() ===
+                'TRUE';
         core.debug(`default-branch-checkout = '${result.defaultBranchCheckout}'`);
         // Clean
         result.clean = (core.getInput('clean') || 'true').toUpperCase() === 'TRUE';