diff --git a/install/install-openappstack.sh b/install/install-openappstack.sh
index 0b0efe56a6deb9dcff08900589bcef5854597331..5227db755454a16424ce586f1a3bf933053f4ef3 100755
--- a/install/install-openappstack.sh
+++ b/install/install-openappstack.sh
@@ -7,9 +7,13 @@ flux install \
   --watch-all-namespaces=true \
   --namespace=flux-system
 
+# get current git branch name
+branch=$(git branch --show-current) 2>/dev/null || branch=master
+echo "Tracking branch $branch for https://open.greenhost.net/openappstack/openappstack flux repo"
+
 flux create source git openappstack \
   --url=https://open.greenhost.net/openappstack/openappstack \
-  --branch=master \
+  --branch=$branch \
   --interval=1m
 
 flux create kustomization openappstack \