diff --git a/git-branchless-lib/src/git/reference.rs b/git-branchless-lib/src/git/reference.rs
index 9f6688019..b68c95bd6 100644
--- a/git-branchless-lib/src/git/reference.rs
+++ b/git-branchless-lib/src/git/reference.rs
@@ -337,6 +337,19 @@ impl<'repo> Branch<'repo> {
         Ok(Some(upstream_branch_name_without_remote.to_owned()))
     }
 
+    /// Get the associated remote to pull from for this branch. If there is no
+    /// associated remote, returns `None`.
+    #[instrument]
+    pub fn get_pull_remote_name(&self) -> eyre::Result<Option<String>> {
+        let branch_name = self
+            .inner
+            .name()?
+            .ok_or_else(|| eyre::eyre!("Branch name was not UTF-8: {self:?}"))?;
+        let config = self.repo.get_readonly_config()?;
+        let pull_remote_name = config.get(format!("branch.{branch_name}.remote"))?;
+        Ok(pull_remote_name)
+    }
+
     /// Get the associated remote to push to for this branch. If there is no
     /// associated remote, returns `None`. Note that this never reads the value
     /// of `push.remoteDefault`.
diff --git a/git-branchless/src/commands/sync.rs b/git-branchless/src/commands/sync.rs
index 9afcb8c7c..ecbbb9af6 100644
--- a/git-branchless/src/commands/sync.rs
+++ b/git-branchless/src/commands/sync.rs
@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@ pub fn sync(
     let repo_pool = RepoResource::new_pool(&repo)?;
 
     if pull {
-        let head_info = repo.get_head_info()?;
         try_exit_code!(pull_main_branch(
             effects,
             git_run_info,
@@ -109,7 +108,6 @@ pub fn sync(
             &execute_options,
             &thread_pool,
             &repo_pool,
-            &head_info,
         )?);
     }
 
@@ -144,9 +142,22 @@ fn pull_main_branch(
     execute_options: &ExecuteRebasePlanOptions,
     thread_pool: &ThreadPool,
     repo_pool: &RepoPool,
-    head_info: &ResolvedReferenceInfo,
 ) -> EyreExitOr<()> {
-    try_exit_code!(git_run_info.run(effects, Some(event_tx_id), &["fetch", "--all"])?);
+    let head_info = repo.get_head_info()?;
+    let main_branch = repo.get_main_branch()?;
+
+    match main_branch.get_pull_remote_name()? {
+        Some(main_branch_pull_remote) => {
+            try_exit_code!(git_run_info.run(
+                effects,
+                Some(event_tx_id),
+                &["fetch", &main_branch_pull_remote]
+            )?);
+        }
+        None => {
+            tracing::warn!(?main_branch, "Main branch has no remote; not fetching it");
+        }
+    }
 
     try_exit_code!(execute_main_branch_sync_plan(
         effects,
@@ -157,7 +168,7 @@ fn pull_main_branch(
         execute_options,
         thread_pool,
         repo_pool,
-        head_info,
+        &head_info,
     )?);
 
     Ok(Ok(()))
diff --git a/git-branchless/tests/test_sync.rs b/git-branchless/tests/test_sync.rs
index 50b2b7d01..31108ebbf 100644
--- a/git-branchless/tests/test_sync.rs
+++ b/git-branchless/tests/test_sync.rs
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ fn test_sync_pull() -> eyre::Result<()> {
         let (stdout, _stderr) = cloned_repo.run(&["sync", "-p"])?;
         let stdout: String = remove_nondeterministic_lines(stdout);
         insta::assert_snapshot!(stdout, @r###"
-        branchless: running command: <git-executable> fetch --all
+        branchless: running command: <git-executable> fetch origin
         Fast-forwarding branch master to f81d55c create test5.txt
         Attempting rebase in-memory...
         [1/1] Committed as: 2831fb5 create test6.txt
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ fn test_sync_pull() -> eyre::Result<()> {
         let (stdout, _stderr) = cloned_repo.run(&["sync", "-p"])?;
         let stdout: String = remove_nondeterministic_lines(stdout);
         insta::assert_snapshot!(stdout, @r###"
-        branchless: running command: <git-executable> fetch --all
+        branchless: running command: <git-executable> fetch origin
         Not updating branch master at f81d55c create test5.txt
         Not moving up-to-date stack at 2831fb5 create test6.txt
         "###);
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ fn test_sync_divergent_main_branch() -> eyre::Result<()> {
         let (stdout, _stderr) = cloned_repo.run(&["sync", "-p"])?;
         let stdout = remove_nondeterministic_lines(stdout);
         insta::assert_snapshot!(stdout, @r###"
-        branchless: running command: <git-executable> fetch --all
+        branchless: running command: <git-executable> fetch origin
         Syncing branch master
         Attempting rebase in-memory...
         [1/1] Committed as: f81d55c create test5.txt
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ fn test_sync_no_delete_main_branch() -> eyre::Result<()> {
         Successfully rebased and updated detached HEAD.
         "###);
         insta::assert_snapshot!(stdout, @r###"
-        branchless: running command: <git-executable> fetch --all
+        branchless: running command: <git-executable> fetch origin
         Syncing branch master
         branchless: running command: <git-executable> diff --quiet
         Calling Git for on-disk rebase...
@@ -469,10 +469,10 @@ fn test_sync_checked_out_main_branch() -> eyre::Result<()> {
         let (stdout, _stderr) = cloned_repo.branchless("sync", &["--pull"])?;
         let stdout: String = remove_nondeterministic_lines(stdout);
         insta::assert_snapshot!(stdout, @r###"
-            branchless: running command: <git-executable> fetch --all
-            Fast-forwarding branch master to 96d1c37 create test2.txt
-            branchless: running command: <git-executable> rebase 96d1c37a3d4363611c49f7e52186e189a04c531f
-            "###);
+        branchless: running command: <git-executable> fetch origin
+        Fast-forwarding branch master to 96d1c37 create test2.txt
+        branchless: running command: <git-executable> rebase 96d1c37a3d4363611c49f7e52186e189a04c531f
+        "###);
     }
 
     {
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ fn test_sync_checked_out_main_with_dirty_working_copy() -> eyre::Result<()> {
         error: Please commit or stash them.
         "###);
         insta::assert_snapshot!(stdout, @r###"
-        branchless: running command: <git-executable> fetch --all
+        branchless: running command: <git-executable> fetch origin
         Not updating branch master at 62fc20d create test1.txt
         branchless: running command: <git-executable> rebase 62fc20d2a290daea0d52bdc2ed2ad4be6491010e
         "###);