diff --git a/git-get-repo-and-build.sh b/git-get-repo-and-build.sh
index 4eb13ae..32a7114 100755
--- a/git-get-repo-and-build.sh
+++ b/git-get-repo-and-build.sh
@@ -109,26 +109,33 @@ fi
 
 # See if repo exits in git
 if [ $DEBUG ] ; then echo "check if $REPO_NAME in $ORG_NAME exists on $GITEAHOST" ; fi 
-RESPONSE=$(curl $SILENT -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" "$GITEAHOST/api/v1/repos/$ORG_NAME/$REPO_NAME")
+BRANCHES= 
+if [ $BRANCH ] ; then $BRANCHES="/branches/${BRANCH#*=}" ; file
+RESPONSE=$(curl $SILENT -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" "$GITEAHOST/api/v1/repos/$ORG_NAME/$REPO_NAME$BRANCHES")
 if [ "$RESPONSE" == "200" ]; then
-    if [ $DEBUG ] ; then echo "Repository for $ORG_NAME/$REPO_NAME exists!" ; fi
+  if [ $DEBUG ] ; then echo "Repository for $ORG_NAME/$REPO_NAME exists!" ; fi
 else
-    if [ $DEBUG ] ; then echo "Repository for $ORG_NAME/$REPO_NAME does not exist" ; fi
-	while true; do
-		read -p "Do you wish to run git-cvs2git?(y/n) " yn
-		case $yn in
-			[Yy]* ) 
-        if [ $DEBUG ] ; then echo "running git-cvs2git.sh" ; fi
-	      logname="git-cvs2git-create-$ORG_NAME-$REPO_NAME-$(date +'%FT%H%M').log"
-        git-cvs2git.sh "$REPO_NAME" "$ORG_NAME" > $logname 
-        break;;
-			[Nn]* ) exit;;
-			* ) echo "Please answer yes or no.";;
-		esac
-	done
+  if [ $DEBUG ] ; then echo "Repository for $ORG_NAME/$REPO_NAME does not exist" ; fi
+  if [ $BRANCH ] ; then
+    echo "Can't find the ${BRANCH#*=} branch of $ORG_NAME/$REPO_NAME - exiting" 
+    exit 1
+  else
+	  while true; do
+		  read -p "Do you wish to run git-cvs2git?(y/n) " yn
+		  case $yn in
+			  [Yy]* ) 
+          if [ $DEBUG ] ; then echo "running git-cvs2git.sh" ; fi
+	        logname="git-cvs2git-create-$ORG_NAME-$REPO_NAME-$(date +'%FT%H%M').log"
+          git-cvs2git.sh "$REPO_NAME" "$ORG_NAME" > $logname 
+          break;;
+			  [Nn]* ) exit;;
+			  * ) echo "Please answer yes or no.";;
+		  esac
+	  done
+  fi
 	# And check it is now there
-  if [ $DEBUG ] ; then echo "check if $REPO_NAME in $ORG_NAME exists on $GITEAHOST" ; fi 
-	RESPONSE=$(curl $SILENT -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" "$GITEAHOST/api/v1/repos/$ORG_NAME/$REPO_NAME")
+  if [ $DEBUG ] ; then echo "check if $REPO_NAME in $ORG_NAME exists on $GITEAHOST" ; fi
+	RESPONSE=$(curl $SILENT -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" "$GITEAHOST/api/v1/repos/$ORG_NAME/$REPO_NAME$BRANCHES")
 	if [ "$RESPONSE" == "200" ]; then
 		if [ $DEBUG ] ; then echo "Repository for $ORG_NAME/$REPO_NAME created sucessfully!" ; fi
 	else