diff --git a/karavan-app/src/main/java/org/apache/camel/karavan/service/GitService.java b/karavan-app/src/main/java/org/apache/camel/karavan/service/GitService.java
index 4a92db1480a..b191fab1d43 100644
--- a/karavan-app/src/main/java/org/apache/camel/karavan/service/GitService.java
+++ b/karavan-app/src/main/java/org/apache/camel/karavan/service/GitService.java
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ public Git getGit(boolean checkout, String folder) throws GitAPIException, IOExc
             git = init(folder, gitConfig.getUri(), gitConfig.getBranch());
         } else {
             try {
-                git = clone(folder, gitConfig.getUri());
+                git = clone(folder, gitConfig.getUri(), gitConfig.getBranch());
                 var branch = git.branchList().call().stream().filter(ref -> ref.getName().equals("refs/heads/" + gitConfig.getBranch())).findFirst();
                 if (branch.isEmpty()) {
                     createBranch(git, gitConfig.getBranch());
@@ -332,11 +332,12 @@ public void deleteProject(String projectId, String authorName, String authorEmai
         }
     }
 
-    private Git clone(String dir, String uri) throws GitAPIException, URISyntaxException {
+    private Git clone(String dir, String uri, String branch) throws GitAPIException, URISyntaxException {
         CloneCommand command = Git.cloneRepository();
         command.setCloneAllBranches(false);
         command.setDirectory(Paths.get(dir).toFile());
         command.setURI(uri);
+        command.setBranch(branch);
         setCredentials(command);
         Git git = command.call();
         addRemote(git, uri);
@@ -430,7 +431,7 @@ public boolean checkGit() throws Exception {
         GitConfig gitConfig = getGitConfig();
         String uuid = UUID.randomUUID().toString();
         String folder = vertx.fileSystem().createTempDirectoryBlocking(uuid);
-        try (Git git = clone(folder, gitConfig.getUri())) {
+        try (Git git = clone(folder, gitConfig.getUri(), gitConfig.getBranch())) {
             LOGGER.info("Git is ready");
         } catch (Exception e) {
             LOGGER.info("Error connecting git: " + (e.getCause() != null ? e.getCause().getMessage() : e.getMessage()));