diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 4f451e2bc77a726575df2dd0d1e200fb53bf3c43..047a95a5ac9147cef708937b6ed3b676e8f4b040 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ osx_image : xcode8
 branches:
     only:
         - master
+        - chennapoda
+
+
 notifications:
     email:
         recipients:
diff --git a/scripts/pull_subtree.sh b/scripts/pull_subtree.sh
index 4836384b41cf659d537b3f2c357f6bd66419f410..0cec415dcb6f9b39228b178c9c1c0c363e9fea21 100755
--- a/scripts/pull_subtree.sh
+++ b/scripts/pull_subtree.sh
@@ -24,11 +24,11 @@ set -x
 if [[ `pwd` == *"/moose" ]]; then
 
     git subtree pull --prefix moose-core \
-        https://github.com/BhallaLab/moose-core master --squash
+        https://github.com/BhallaLab/moose-core chennapoda --squash
     git subtree pull --prefix moose-examples \
-        https://github.com/BhallaLab/moose-examples master --squash 
+        https://github.com/BhallaLab/moose-examples chennapoda --squash 
     git subtree pull --prefix moose-gui \
-        https://github.com/BhallaLab/moose-gui master --squash
+        https://github.com/BhallaLab/moose-gui chennapoda --squash
 
 else
     echo "Run this script from top-level git directory."
diff --git a/scripts/push_subtree.sh b/scripts/push_subtree.sh
index 3c1dd6877cfb233dc03b1b3843c87f1cf9ecc345..c238f16c7e10b15d4e34ef539ab36c5a9667bad5 100755
--- a/scripts/push_subtree.sh
+++ b/scripts/push_subtree.sh
@@ -24,11 +24,11 @@ set -x
 if [[ `pwd` == *"/moose" ]]; then
 
     git subtree push --prefix moose-core \
-        https://github.com/BhallaLab/moose-core master --squash
+        https://github.com/BhallaLab/moose-core chennapoda --squash
     git subtree push --prefix moose-examples \
-        https://github.com/BhallaLab/moose-examples master --squash 
+        https://github.com/BhallaLab/moose-examples chennapoda --squash 
     git subtree push --prefix moose-gui \
-        https://github.com/BhallaLab/moose-gui master --squash
+        https://github.com/BhallaLab/moose-gui chennapoda --squash
 
 else
     echo "Run this script from top-level git directory."