1 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/kerl b/kerl
index 6be860d..e50dcc5 100755
--- a/kerl
+++ b/kerl
@@ -219,7 +219,12 @@ do_git_build()
         exit 1
     fi
     cd otp_src_git
-    git checkout $2 > /dev/null 2>&1
+    git branch -a | grep "$2" > /dev/null 2>&1
+    if [ "$?" -eq 1 ]; then
+        git checkout $2 > /dev/null 2>&1
+    else
+        git checkout -b $2 origin/$2 > /dev/null 2>&1
+    fi
     if [ "$?" -eq 1 ]; then
         echo "Couldn't checkout specified version"
         rm -Rf "$KERL_BUILD_DIR/$3"