diff --git a/bazarr/check_update.py b/bazarr/check_update.py
index febdfd268..48ff2f529 100644
--- a/bazarr/check_update.py
+++ b/bazarr/check_update.py
@@ -132,7 +132,6 @@ def check_updates():
         elif commits_behind is 0:
             notifications.write(msg='BAZARR is up to date', queue='check_update')
             logging.info('BAZARR is up to date')
-
     else:
         url = 'https://api.github.com/repos/morpheus65535/bazarr/releases'
         releases = request_json(url, timeout=20, whitelist_status_code=404, validator=lambda x: type(x) == list)
@@ -253,7 +252,7 @@ def update(source, restart=True):
 
 
 def checkout_git_branch():
-    output, err = run_git('fetch %s' % 'origin')
+    output, err = run_git('fetch origin')
     output, err = run_git('checkout %s' % settings.general.branch)
     
     if not output:
diff --git a/bazarr/main.py b/bazarr/main.py
index fa9bfa624..cca95aae7 100644
--- a/bazarr/main.py
+++ b/bazarr/main.py
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ from notifier import send_notifications, send_notifications_movie
 from config import settings, url_sonarr, url_radarr, url_radarr_short, url_sonarr_short, base_url
 from helper import path_replace_movie, get_subtitle_destination_folder
 from subliminal_patch.extensions import provider_registry as provider_manager
+from check_update import checkout_git_branch
 
 reload(sys)
 sys.setdefaultencoding('utf8')
@@ -1285,6 +1286,7 @@ def save_settings():
     after = (unicode(settings_general_ip), int(settings_general_port), unicode(settings_general_baseurl),
              unicode(settings_general_pathmapping), unicode(settings_general_use_sonarr),
              unicode(settings_general_use_radarr), unicode(settings_general_pathmapping_movie))
+    updater_before = settings.general.branch
 
     settings.general.ip = text_type(settings_general_ip)
     settings.general.port = text_type(settings_general_port)
@@ -1536,6 +1538,9 @@ def save_settings():
     radarr_full_update()
 
     logging.info('BAZARR Settings saved succesfully.')
+    
+    if updater_before != settings_general_branch:
+        checkout_git_branch()
 
     if ref.find('saved=true') > 0:
         redirect(ref)