diff --git a/bin/git-myshellconfig-checkout b/bin/git-myshellconfig-checkout
index 8faca2d..068204c 100755
--- a/bin/git-myshellconfig-checkout
+++ b/bin/git-myshellconfig-checkout
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 #MSC_LOGFILE="${MSC_LOGDIR}/git.log"
 [ -d "${MSC_LOGDIR}" ] || mkdir -p "${MSC_LOGDIR}"
 [ -z "${MSC_GIT_REMOTE_NAME+x}" ] && export MSC_GIT_REMOTE_NAME=origin
-[ -z "${MSC_GIT_BRANCH+x}" ] && export MSC_GIT_BRANCH=master
+[ -z "${MSC_GIT_BRANCH:+x}" ] && export MSC_GIT_BRANCH=master
 
 
 
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ if $dorepoupdate; then
     if $SGIT diff-index --ignore-submodules --exit-code HEAD -- >> "${MSC_LOGFILE}" ; then
         cat << EOF >> "${MSC_LOGFILE}"
         no changes in local repo
-        $SGIT checkout repo ${PRE}${PRE:+/}${MSC_GIT_BRANCH}
+        $SGIT checkout ${PRE}${PRE:+/}${MSC_GIT_BRANCH}
 EOF
         $SGIT checkout ${PRE}${PRE:+/}${MSC_GIT_BRANCH} 1>>"${MSC_LOGFILE}" 2>>"${MSC_LOGFILE}"|| { gitupdateend; exit 2; }
         $SGIT merge FETCH_HEAD 1>>"${MSC_LOGFILE}" 2>>"${MSC_LOGFILE}"|| { gitupdateend; exit 3; }