diff --git a/src/Mage/Command/BuiltIn/DeployCommand.php b/src/Mage/Command/BuiltIn/DeployCommand.php
index e720d50..7c295a3 100644
--- a/src/Mage/Command/BuiltIn/DeployCommand.php
+++ b/src/Mage/Command/BuiltIn/DeployCommand.php
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ use Mage\Task\TaskFactory;
 use Mage\Utils;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputArgument;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputOption;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Output\OutputInterface;
 use Mage\Command\AbstractCommand;
 
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ class DeployCommand extends AbstractCommand
             ->setName('deploy')
             ->setDescription('Deploy code to hosts')
             ->addArgument('environment', InputArgument::REQUIRED, 'Name of the environment to deploy to')
+            ->addOption('branch', null, InputOption::VALUE_REQUIRED, 'Force to switch to a branch other than the one defined', false)
         ;
     }
 
@@ -89,6 +91,11 @@ class DeployCommand extends AbstractCommand
         $output->writeln('');
 
         try {
+            // Check if Branch is forced
+            if ($input->getOption('branch') !== false) {
+                $this->runtime->setEnvironmentConfig('branch', $input->getOption('branch'));
+            }
+
             $this->taskFactory = new TaskFactory($this->runtime);
             $this->runDeployment($output);
         } catch (DeploymentException $exception) {
diff --git a/src/Mage/Runtime/Runtime.php b/src/Mage/Runtime/Runtime.php
index 8ec0036..f93ffed 100644
--- a/src/Mage/Runtime/Runtime.php
+++ b/src/Mage/Runtime/Runtime.php
@@ -234,6 +234,24 @@ class Runtime
         return $config;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Overwrites an Environment configuration option
+     *
+     * @param $key
+     * @param $value
+     * @return Runtime
+     */
+    public function setEnvironmentConfig($key, $value)
+    {
+        if (array_key_exists('environments', $this->configuration) && is_array($this->configuration['environments'])) {
+            if (array_key_exists($this->environment, $this->configuration['environments'])) {
+                $this->configuration['environments'][$this->environment][$key] = $value;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return $this;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Sets the working Environment
      *