diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 384e191..a0dc514 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ if [ $usegit = True ] ; then
     echo -e "\tCloning django project"
     git init 1>> $gitlogloc 2>> $gitlogloc 3>> $gitlogloc;
     git remote add origin $giturl 1>> $gitlogloc 2>> $gitlogloc 3>> $gitlogloc;
-    git pull origin master 1>> $gitlogloc 2>> $gitlogloc 3>> $gitlogloc;
+    git pull origin $gitbranch 1>> $gitlogloc 2>> $gitlogloc 3>> $gitlogloc;
     echo -e "\tInstalling pip requirements"
     pip install -r requirements.txt 1>> $gitlogloc 2>> $gitlogloc 3>> $gitlogloc
 fi
diff --git a/vars b/vars
index fe9a0c6..2dfeb71 100644
--- a/vars
+++ b/vars
@@ -2,9 +2,12 @@
 export user=""
 export projectname=""
 export hostname=""
-export usegit=False         # if you have a django git project
-export giturl=""            # url for git project
+
 # MAKE SURE root HAS A DEPLOY KEY
+export usegit=False
+export giturl=""
+export gitbranch=""
+
 install_epel_release=False
 
 # general install settings