diff --git a/templates/buildbot/master.cfg.j2 b/templates/buildbot/master.cfg.j2
index 544a916..2d249a7 100644
--- a/templates/buildbot/master.cfg.j2
+++ b/templates/buildbot/master.cfg.j2
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ name='{{repo.name}}',
 repourl='{{repo.repourl}}',
   mode='incremental',
   workdir='{{repo.workdir}}',
-  branch="master",
+  branch='{{repo.branch|default('master')}}',
   progress=True,
   logEnviron=False,
 ))
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ c['builders'].append(
 
 c['schedulers'].append(schedulers.SingleBranchScheduler(
   name="{{builder_name}}",
-  change_filter=util.ChangeFilter(branch='master'),
+  change_filter=util.ChangeFilter(branch='{{repo.branch|default('master')}}'),
   treeStableTimer=5,
   builderNames=['{{builder_name}}'],
 ))