diff --git a/install_balkan.mk b/install_balkan.mk
index 91d14484197cb8d0794333a18c412475379de50f..e3a8f443d903ac187cac15d37ed5ad7d1e7916f0 100644
--- a/install_balkan.mk
+++ b/install_balkan.mk
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 # NOTE: NEED TO IMPORT ENV FILE BEFORE USING THIS MAKEFILE
 .PHONY: install_balkan
 
+ifndef BALKAN_BRANCH
+BALKAN_BRANCH := develop
+endif
+
 install_balkan:
-	$(PIP) install --trusted-host github.com --process-dependency-links -e git+ssh://git@gitlab.scrape.rs/balkan/app-server.git@develop#egg=balkan
+	$(PIP) install --trusted-host github.com --process-dependency-links -e git+ssh://git@gitlab.scrape.rs/balkan/app-server.git@$(BALKAN_BRANCH)#	egg=balkan
 ifeq ("$(wildcard /etc/balkan/settings.py)","") ## if settings.py exists in /etc/balkan don't execute
 	[ -d ~/.balkan ] || mkdir ~/.balkan
 	cp -f $(ENV_FOLDER)/src/balkan/settings/settings_local.dist ~/.balkan/settings.py