diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index a2555af077d..29e0cbe5b80 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ rsync_args     = ""  # Any extra arguments to pass to rsync
 deploy_default = "push"
 
 # This will be configured for you when you run config_deploy
-deploy_branch  = "gh-pages"
+deploy_branch  = "master"
 
 ## -- Misc Configs -- ##
 
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ multitask :push do
   puts "## Deploying branch to Github Pages "
   puts "## Pulling any updates from Github Pages "
   cd "#{deploy_dir}" do
-    system "git checkout gh-pages"
+    system "git checkout #{deploy_branch}"
   end
   (Dir["#{deploy_dir}/*"]).each { |f| rm_rf(f) }
   Rake::Task[:copydot].invoke(public_dir, deploy_dir)