diff --git a/deploy/fabric/deploy.py b/deploy/fabric/deploy.py
index 35bc6e9..5325640 100644
--- a/deploy/fabric/deploy.py
+++ b/deploy/fabric/deploy.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 USERNAME = passwords.LINUX_USERNAME
 USER_PASSWORD = passwords.LINUX_PASSWORD
 GIT_PROJECT_NAME = passwords.GIT_PROJECT_NAME
+GIT_PROJECT_BRANCH = passwords.GIT_PROJECT_BRANCH
 MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD = passwords.MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD
 
 env.user = USERNAME
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ def deploy():
         run("git reset --hard")
         run("git clean -f -d")
         run("git pull")
+        run("git checkout {0}".format(GIT_PROJECT_BRANCH))
 
         sudo('pip install -r requirements.txt')
 
diff --git a/src/project/passwords.py.template b/src/project/passwords.py.template
index 9865aae..c2abcc7 100644
--- a/src/project/passwords.py.template
+++ b/src/project/passwords.py.template
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ in the template.
 LINUX_USERNAME = ""
 LINUX_PASSWORD = ""
 GIT_PROJECT_NAME = ""
+GIT_PROJECT_BRANCH = "master"
 GITHUB_SSH_URL = ""
 MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD = ""