diff --git a/build_io.sh b/build_io.sh
index 52e1d37562d9a257db8bb3fc5e69f8e2d746967b..39d26f8782d7449aa9fb943cb93ffa26b934b3d6 100755
--- a/build_io.sh
+++ b/build_io.sh
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ mkdir OpenFPM_IO/src/config
 
 git clone git@ppmcore.mpi-cbg.de:incardon/openfpm_devices.git OpenFPM_devices
 git clone git@ppmcore.mpi-cbg.de:incardon/openfpm_data.git OpenFPM_data
+cd "$1/OpenFPM_data"
+git checkout develop
+cd ..
 
 cd "$1/OpenFPM_IO"