diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 97c54e98acc7cb08d27cf591e0f1789efba3ff80..2e18ba138d069e5b8b6eeead1122c328e63f6331 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 [submodule "KelvinGUI"]
 	path = KelvinGUI
 	url = git://github.com/kelvinblockchain/libdap-qt-ui-qml.git
+	branch = master