diff --git a/remote-check.sh b/remote-check.sh
index bbdadee..43b387f 100644
--- a/remote-check.sh
+++ b/remote-check.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-# $1=git link $2 = local hash file $3 remote/file that contains the hash in the repo $4 output name
-git ls-remote $1 HEAD > $2
+# $1=git link, $2=local hash file, $3=remote/file that contains the hash in the repo, $4=output name, $5(optional)=branch
+BRANCH=${5:-HEAD}  # Set BRANCH to $5 if provided, else default to HEAD
+
+git ls-remote $1 $BRANCH > $2
 
 local="$2"
 remote="$3"