diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9d53ff2..fa19697 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -26,8 +26,9 @@ optional parameters, can appear in any order
 ## git-get-and-build-repo.sh
 bring down current git repository and run mockbuild
 
-    git-get-and-build.sh <repository> <organisation> [<local> <debug>]
+    git-get-and-build.sh <repository> <organisation> [branch=<branch> <local> <debug>]
 
+* \<branch=<branch\> will bring back a  specific branch, otherwise Master
 * \<repository\> repository (package) to be built (e.g. smeserver-yum)
 * \<organisation\> can be any organisation or user on the remote GITEA instance
 
diff --git a/git-get-repo-and-build.sh b/git-get-repo-and-build.sh
index 985cbaa..4eb13ae 100755
--- a/git-get-repo-and-build.sh
+++ b/git-get-repo-and-build.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ if [ ! -e $inifilename ] ; then
   # Not here, look at system default
   if [ ! -e /etc/smegit.ini ] ; then 
     echo "No ini file found $inifiename or /etc/smegit.ini"
-    echo "get-repo-and-build.sh <organisation> <reponame> [<local> <debug>]"
+    echo "get-repo-and-build.sh <organisation> <reponame> [branch=<branch> <local> <debug>]"
     exit 1
   else
     initfilename="/etc/smegit.ini"
@@ -39,10 +39,14 @@ GITEAHOST=${remote_GITEAHOST}
 ACCESSTOKEN=${remote_GITEAACCESSTOKEN}
 ORG_NAME="$2"
 REPO_NAME="$1"
+BRANCH=
 if [ ${smegit_DEBUG} == "true" ] ; then DEBUG=true ; fi
 for param in $3 $4 $5 $6; do
   if [ $param ] ; then
     case $param in
+      branch=* )
+        BRANCH="--${param}"
+        ;;
       local )
 	      GITEAHOST=${local_GITEAHOST}
 	      ACCESSTOKEN=${local_GITEAACCESSTOKEN}
@@ -141,8 +145,8 @@ if [[ -d $REPO_NAME ]] ; then
 	if [ $DEBUG ] ; then echo "Deleting all files in $GITFiles/$REPO_NAME" ; fi
 	rm -rf "$GITFiles/$REPO_NAME"
 fi
-if [ $DEBUG ] ; then echo "cloning $REPOURL" ; fi
-git clone "$REPOURL" $QUIET
+if [ $DEBUG ] ; then echo "cloning $REPOURL $BRANCH" ; fi
+git clone "$REPOURL" $BRANCH $QUIET
 
 cd $GITFiles
 if [[ ! -d $GITFiles/$REPO_NAME ]] ; then