diff --git a/nzbtomedia/__init__.py b/nzbtomedia/__init__.py
index 7f11a083..99651de9 100644
--- a/nzbtomedia/__init__.py
+++ b/nzbtomedia/__init__.py
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ def initialize(section=None):
     GIT_REPO = 'nzbToMedia'
     GIT_PATH = CFG['General']['git_path']
     GIT_USER = CFG['General']['git_user'] or 'clinton-hall'
-    GIT_BRANCH = CFG['General']['git_branch'] or 'dev'
+    GIT_BRANCH = CFG['General']['git_branch'] or 'master'
     FORCE_CLEAN = CFG["General"]["force_clean"]
     FFMPEG_PATH = CFG["General"]["ffmpeg_path"]
     CHECK_MEDIA = int(CFG["General"]["check_media"])