diff --git a/git-flow-feature b/git-flow-feature
index 2c1c4f3..4d5dc48 100644
--- a/git-flow-feature
+++ b/git-flow-feature
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@
 	# read arguments into global variables
 	NAME="$1"
 	BASE="${2:-$DEVELOP_BRANCH}"
+	BRANCH=$PREFIX$NAME
 }
 
 cmd_start() {