diff --git a/lib/commands/clone.sh b/lib/commands/clone.sh
index 1eaea39f..bbd28e55 100644
--- a/lib/commands/clone.sh
+++ b/lib/commands/clone.sh
@@ -23,15 +23,17 @@ function clone {
 		if [ -n "$HOMESHICK_CLONE_BRANCH" ];then
 			git_out=$(git clone -b "$HOMESHICK_CLONE_BRANCH" --recursive "$git_repo" "$repo_path" 2>&1)
 		else
-			git_out=$(git clone $clone_branch_param --recursive "$git_repo" "$repo_path" 2>&1)
+			git_out=$(git clone --recursive "$git_repo" "$repo_path" 2>&1)
 		fi;
 		[[ $? == 0 ]] || err $EX_SOFTWARE "Unable to clone $git_repo. Git says:" "$git_out"
 		success
 	else
 		git_out=$(git clone "$git_repo" "$repo_path" 2>&1)
 		[[ $? == 0 ]] || err $EX_SOFTWARE "Unable to clone $git_repo. Git says:" "$git_out"
-		git_out=$(git branch "$HOMESHICK_CLONE_BRANCH" "origin/$HOMESHICK_CLONE_BRANCH" && git checkout "$HOMESHICK_CLONE_BRANCH")
-		[[ $? == 0 ]] || err $EX_SOFTWARE "Cannot checkout branch '$HOMESHICK_CLONE_BRANCH' for $git_repo. Git says:" "$git_out"
+        if [ -n "$HOMESHICK_CLONE_BRANCH" ];then
+            git_out=$(git branch "$HOMESHICK_CLONE_BRANCH" "origin/$HOMESHICK_CLONE_BRANCH" && git checkout "$HOMESHICK_CLONE_BRANCH")
+            [[ $? == 0 ]] || err $EX_SOFTWARE "Cannot checkout branch '$HOMESHICK_CLONE_BRANCH' for $git_repo. Git says:" "$git_out"
+        fi;
 		success
 
 		pending 'submodules' "$git_repo"