diff --git a/home.admin/XXupdateScripts.sh b/home.admin/XXupdateScripts.sh
index 9e65ac537..c41dada73 100755
--- a/home.admin/XXupdateScripts.sh
+++ b/home.admin/XXupdateScripts.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,24 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+
+# change branch if set as parameter
+wantedBranch=$1
+activeBranch=$(git branch | grep \* | cut -d ' ' -f2)
+if [ ${#wantedBranch} -gt 0 ]; then
+  echo "your wanted branch is: ${wantedBranch}"
+  echo "your active branch is: ${activeBranch}"
+  if [ "${wantedBranch}" = "${activeBranch}" ]; then
+    echo "OK"
+  else
+    echo "try changing branch .."
+    git checkout ${wantedBranch}
+    activeBranch=$(git branch | grep \* | cut -d ' ' -f2)
+  fi
+fi
+
 echo ""
 echo "*** UPDATING SHELL SCRIPTS FROM GITHUB ***"
 echo "justincase, not the final upadte mechanism"
+echo "BRANCH --> ${activeBranch}"
 echo "******************************************"
 cd /home/admin/raspiblitz
 git pull