diff --git a/src/fppm/cli/commands/install.py b/src/fppm/cli/commands/install.py
index 05a4817..9fb8470 100644
--- a/src/fppm/cli/commands/install.py
+++ b/src/fppm/cli/commands/install.py
@@ -217,9 +217,7 @@ def install_package(args, context):
                         [
                             "git",
                             "checkout",
-                            f"tags/{packageVersion}",
-                            "--branch",
-                            package["info"]["branch"],
+                            f"tags/{packageVersion}"
                         ],
                         stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
                         stdout=subprocess.PIPE,