diff --git a/config/deploy/demo.rb b/config/deploy/demo.rb
index 705b0366..a788415e 100644
--- a/config/deploy/demo.rb
+++ b/config/deploy/demo.rb
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 }
 
 #ask :branch, proc { `git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD`.chomp }.call
-set :branch, 'demo'
+set :branch, ENV['BRANCH'] || 'main'
 
 # Default deploy_to directory is /var/www/my_app_name
 set :deploy_to, '/home/ideals'
diff --git a/config/deploy/production.rb b/config/deploy/production.rb
index e38e9f2f..b299a2fc 100644
--- a/config/deploy/production.rb
+++ b/config/deploy/production.rb
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 }
 
 #ask :branch, proc { `git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD`.chomp }.call
-set :branch, "production"
+set :branch, "stable"
 
 # Default deploy_to directory is /var/www/my_app_name
 set :deploy_to, '/home/ideals'