diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index c762d0e..37b95d4 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@
     (fill-region (region-beginning) (region-end) nil)))
 
 ;; Straight.el setup
+(setq straight-repository-branch "develop")
 (defvar bootstrap-version)
 (let ((bootstrap-file
        (expand-file-name "straight/repos/straight.el/bootstrap.el" user-emacs-directory))