diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index be141b2e9fb5f0cf890d8f1dbccd7da7a0a9a8e7..fd8766671ca8fbf14824c20e158358e8ca1a23dd 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@
 	url = ssh://git@ppmcoremirror.dynu.com:2222/incardon/openfpm_io.git
 [submodule "openfpm_data"]
 	path = openfpm_data
-	url = ssh://git@ppmcoremirror.dynu.com:2222/incardon/openfpm_data.git develop
+	url = ssh://git@ppmcoremirror.dynu.com:2222/incardon/openfpm_data.git