diff --git a/pkg/commands/git_commands/remote_loader.go b/pkg/commands/git_commands/remote_loader.go
index 71dc41b80..1b0db49e0 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/git_commands/remote_loader.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/git_commands/remote_loader.go
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func (self *RemoteLoader) GetRemotes() ([]*models.Remote, error) {
 	remotes := slices.Map(goGitRemotes, func(goGitRemote *gogit.Remote) *models.Remote {
 		remoteName := goGitRemote.Config().Name
 
-		re := regexp.MustCompile(fmt.Sprintf(`(?m)^\s*%s\/([\S]+)`, remoteName))
+		re := regexp.MustCompile(fmt.Sprintf(`(?m)^\s*%s\/([\S]+)`, regexp.QuoteMeta(remoteName)))
 		matches := re.FindAllStringSubmatch(remoteBranchesStr, -1)
 		branches := slices.Map(matches, func(match []string) *models.RemoteBranch {
 			return &models.RemoteBranch{
diff --git a/pkg/integration/components/shell.go b/pkg/integration/components/shell.go
index 95b601783..409a17bc6 100644
--- a/pkg/integration/components/shell.go
+++ b/pkg/integration/components/shell.go
@@ -125,3 +125,8 @@ func (s *Shell) StashWithMessage(message string) *Shell {
 	s.RunCommand(fmt.Sprintf(`git stash -m "%s"`, message))
 	return s
 }
+
+func (s *Shell) SetConfig(key string, value string) *Shell {
+	s.RunCommand(fmt.Sprintf(`git config --local "%s" %s`, key, value))
+	return s
+}
diff --git a/pkg/integration/tests/config/remote_named_star.go b/pkg/integration/tests/config/remote_named_star.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3082c594f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/integration/tests/config/remote_named_star.go
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+package config
+
+import (
+	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/config"
+	. "github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/integration/components"
+)
+
+var RemoteNamedStar = NewIntegrationTest(NewIntegrationTestArgs{
+	Description:  "Having a config remote.*",
+	ExtraCmdArgs: "",
+	Skip:         false,
+	SetupRepo: func(shell *Shell) {
+		shell.
+			SetConfig("remote.*.prune", "true").
+			CreateNCommits(2)
+	},
+	SetupConfig: func(cfg *config.AppConfig) {},
+	Run: func(
+		shell *Shell,
+		input *Input,
+		assert *Assert,
+		keys config.KeybindingConfig,
+	) {
+		assert.AtLeastOneCommit()
+	},
+})
diff --git a/pkg/integration/tests/tests.go b/pkg/integration/tests/tests.go
index 1ed99a47c..f097b032d 100644
--- a/pkg/integration/tests/tests.go
+++ b/pkg/integration/tests/tests.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/integration/tests/branch"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/integration/tests/cherry_pick"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/integration/tests/commit"
+	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/integration/tests/config"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/integration/tests/custom_commands"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/integration/tests/file"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/integration/tests/interactive_rebase"
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ var tests = []*components.IntegrationTest{
 	stash.Rename,
 	stash.Stash,
 	stash.StashIncludingUntrackedFiles,
+	config.RemoteNamedStar,
 }
 
 func GetTests() []*components.IntegrationTest {