diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Configuration/ConfigFileProvider.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Configuration/ConfigFileProvider.cs
index fffab7637..f82da6eb1 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Configuration/ConfigFileProvider.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Configuration/ConfigFileProvider.cs
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Configuration
 
         public string Branch
         {
-            get { return GetValue("Branch", "master"); }
+            get { return GetValue("Branch", "master").ToLowerInvariant(); }
         }
 
         public string Username