diff --git a/module/build/model.php b/module/build/model.php
index 6240ae7526..048a7f7152 100644
--- a/module/build/model.php
+++ b/module/build/model.php
@@ -379,12 +379,12 @@ class buildModel extends model
         $buildID  = (int)$buildID;
         $oldBuild = $this->dao->select('*')->from(TABLE_BUILD)->where('id')->eq($buildID)->fetch();
         $build    = fixer::input('post')->stripTags($this->config->build->editor->edit['id'], $this->config->allowedTags)
-            ->setIF($this->post->branch === '', 'branch', $oldBuild->branch)
             ->setDefault('product', $oldBuild->product)
             ->setDefault('branch', $oldBuild->branch)
             ->cleanInt('product,branch,execution')
             ->remove('allchecker,resolvedBy,files,labels,uid')
             ->get();
+
         if(isset($_POST['branch'])) $build->branch = (int)$_POST['branch'];
 
         $build = $this->loadModel('file')->processImgURL($build, $this->config->build->editor->edit['id'], $this->post->uid);