diff --git a/BUILD.md b/BUILD.md
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@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ Build Instructions
 ```bash
 git clone git@github.com:MultiMC/MultiMC5.git # get the code
 cd MultiMC5
+git checkout develop
 ```
 
 once that is done, do these commands:
@@ -111,4 +112,4 @@ Getting the project to build and run on Windows is easy if you use Qt's IDE, Qt
 
 # OS X
 
-*There are no build instructions for OS X yet. If you can help with this section please contact us on IRC (Esper/#MultiMC)!*
+*There are no build instructions for OS X yet. If you can help with this section please contact us on IRC (Esper/#MultiMC)!*
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