diff --git a/update-cron.sh b/update-cron.sh
index ec17a62..4d17c29 100755
--- a/update-cron.sh
+++ b/update-cron.sh
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ cmd="$SSH_ORIGINAL_COMMAND"
 publishToStage=
 publishToProduction=y
 
+branch=develop
+
 parseCMD() {
 	while [ $# -gt 0 ]
 	do
@@ -24,6 +26,13 @@ parseCMD() {
 				publishToStage=y
 				publishToProduction=
 				;;
+			--branch)
+				branch="$1"
+				shift
+				;;
+			--debug)
+				set -x
+				;;
 			*)
 				echo "Unknown command $part"
 				exit 1
@@ -49,8 +58,8 @@ cd "$src"
 echo "Fetching the latest git commits"
 git fetch
 
-echo "Switching tothe latest branch commit"
-git reset --hard origin/develop
+echo "Switching to the latest commit on branch $branch"
+git reset --hard "origin/$branch"
 
 echo "Updating NPM packages"
 npm ci