diff --git a/gitconfig b/gitconfig
index 39b78a2..be48358 100644
--- a/gitconfig
+++ b/gitconfig
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@
 [alias]
 	hug = blame
 	lograph = log --graph --abbrev-commit --decorate --format=format:'%C(bold blue)%h%C(reset) - %C(bold green)(%ar)%C(reset) %C(white)%s%C(reset) %C(dim white)- %an%C(reset)%C(auto)%d%C(reset)'
-	sweep = !git branch --merged $([[ $1 != \"-f\" ]] && git rev-parse master) | egrep -v \"(^\\*|^\\s*(master|develop)$)\" | xargs git branch -d
 
 [commit]
 	template = ~/.gittemplate
diff --git a/local/bin/git-sweep b/local/bin/git-sweep
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..6d8447c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/local/bin/git-sweep
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+git branch --merged "$([[ "${1}" != "-f" ]] && git rev-parse HEAD)" |
+  grep -Ev '(^\*|^\s*(main|master|develop)$)' |
+  while read -r branch_name; do
+    git branch -d "${branch_name}"
+  done