diff --git a/bin/dotfiles b/bin/dotfiles
index 8b6d4cf..b173c65 100755
--- a/bin/dotfiles
+++ b/bin/dotfiles
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 DOTFILES_HOME="${DOTFILES_HOME:-$HOME}"
 DOTFILES_ROOT="${DOTFILES_ROOT:-$DOTFILES_HOME/.dotfiles}"
 DOTFILES_REMOTE="${DOTFILES_REMOTE:-git@github.com:Klowner/dotfiles}"
+DOTFILES_BRANCH="${DOTFILES_BRANCH:-main}"
 DOTFILES_WORK_TREE="${DOTFILES_WORK_TREE:-$HOME}"
 DOTFILES_ALIAS="/usr/bin/git --git-dir=${DOTFILES_ROOT} --work-tree=${DOTFILES_WORK_TREE}"
 DEPENDENCIES=(git zsh)
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ function smart_clone() {
       die "$DOTFILES_ROOT already exists, aborting."
     fi
   else
-    git clone --bare $DOTFILES_REMOTE $DOTFILES_ROOT
+    git clone --bare $DOTFILES_REMOTE $DOTFILES_ROOT --branch $DOTFILES_BRANCH
   fi
 }