diff --git a/tests/rules/test_git_checkout.py b/tests/rules/test_git_checkout.py
index c54be16c..c72b1dcb 100644
--- a/tests/rules/test_git_checkout.py
+++ b/tests/rules/test_git_checkout.py
@@ -56,18 +56,18 @@ def test_get_branches(branches, branch_list, git_branch):
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('branches, command, new_command', [
     (b'',
      Command('git checkout unknown', did_not_match('unknown')),
-     'git checkout -b unknown'),
+     ['git checkout -b unknown']),
     (b'',
      Command('git commit unknown', did_not_match('unknown')),
-     'git branch unknown && git commit unknown'),
+     ['git branch unknown && git commit unknown']),
     (b'  test-random-branch-123',
      Command('git checkout tst-rdm-brnch-123',
              did_not_match('tst-rdm-brnch-123')),
-     'git checkout test-random-branch-123'),
+     ['git checkout test-random-branch-123', 'git checkout -b tst-rdm-brnch-123']),
     (b'  test-random-branch-123',
      Command('git commit tst-rdm-brnch-123',
              did_not_match('tst-rdm-brnch-123')),
-     'git commit test-random-branch-123')])
+     ['git commit test-random-branch-123'])])
 def test_get_new_command(branches, command, new_command, git_branch):
     git_branch(branches)
     assert get_new_command(command) == new_command
diff --git a/thefuck/rules/git_checkout.py b/thefuck/rules/git_checkout.py
index 6345cbc3..e4879731 100644
--- a/thefuck/rules/git_checkout.py
+++ b/thefuck/rules/git_checkout.py
@@ -34,10 +34,16 @@ def get_new_command(command):
         r"did not match any file\(s\) known to git", command.output)[0]
     closest_branch = utils.get_closest(missing_file, get_branches(),
                                        fallback_to_first=False)
+
+    new_commands = []
+
     if closest_branch:
-        return replace_argument(command.script, missing_file, closest_branch)
-    elif command.script_parts[1] == 'checkout':
-        return replace_argument(command.script, 'checkout', 'checkout -b')
-    else:
-        return shell.and_('git branch {}', '{}').format(
-            missing_file, command.script)
+        new_commands.append(replace_argument(command.script, missing_file, closest_branch))
+    if command.script_parts[1] == 'checkout':
+        new_commands.append(replace_argument(command.script, 'checkout', 'checkout -b'))
+
+    if not new_commands:
+        new_commands.append(shell.and_('git branch {}', '{}').format(
+            missing_file, command.script))
+
+    return new_commands