diff --git a/config/deploy/preproduction.rb b/config/deploy/preproduction.rb
index 9af3f5a3b..21e7d9468 100644
--- a/config/deploy/preproduction.rb
+++ b/config/deploy/preproduction.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 set :deploy_to, deploysecret(:deploy_to)
 set :server_name, deploysecret(:server_name)
 set :db_server, deploysecret(:db_server)
-ask :branch, `git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD`.chomp
+set :branch, 'master'
 set :ssh_options, port: deploysecret(:ssh_port)
 set :stage, :preproduction
 set :rails_env, :preproduction
diff --git a/config/deploy/staging.rb b/config/deploy/staging.rb
index d2b46723a..4a68738de 100644
--- a/config/deploy/staging.rb
+++ b/config/deploy/staging.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 set :deploy_to, deploysecret(:deploy_to)
 set :server_name, deploysecret(:server_name)
 set :db_server, deploysecret(:db_server)
-ask :branch, `git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD`.chomp
+set :branch, ENV['branch'] || 'master'
 set :ssh_options, port: deploysecret(:ssh_port)
 set :stage, :staging
 set :rails_env, :staging