diff --git a/tests/rules/test_git_checkout.py b/tests/rules/test_git_checkout.py
index 4ef56ea3..c72b1dcb 100644
--- a/tests/rules/test_git_checkout.py
+++ b/tests/rules/test_git_checkout.py
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ def test_get_branches(branches, branch_list, git_branch):
      ['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')),
diff --git a/thefuck/rules/git_checkout.py b/thefuck/rules/git_checkout.py
index 8d2730bb..e4879731 100644
--- a/thefuck/rules/git_checkout.py
+++ b/thefuck/rules/git_checkout.py
@@ -42,9 +42,8 @@ def get_new_command(command):
     if command.script_parts[1] == 'checkout':
         new_commands.append(replace_argument(command.script, 'checkout', 'checkout -b'))
 
-    if new_commands:
-        return new_commands
-    else:
-        # if neither the better options above match, then resort to this
-        return shell.and_('git branch {}', '{}').format(
-            missing_file, command.script)
+    if not new_commands:
+        new_commands.append(shell.and_('git branch {}', '{}').format(
+            missing_file, command.script))
+
+    return new_commands