diff --git a/recipes-core/images/netmodule-linux-image-dev.bb b/recipes-core/images/netmodule-linux-image-dev.bb
index aea253e..942a301 100644
--- a/recipes-core/images/netmodule-linux-image-dev.bb
+++ b/recipes-core/images/netmodule-linux-image-dev.bb
@@ -49,4 +49,4 @@ IMAGE_INSTALL_append = " \
                 evtest \
                 devmem2 \
                 "
-
+OSTREE_BRANCHNAME = "${MACHINE}-dev"
diff --git a/recipes-core/images/netmodule-linux-image.bb b/recipes-core/images/netmodule-linux-image.bb
index cf7a1e4..c7c7514 100644
--- a/recipes-core/images/netmodule-linux-image.bb
+++ b/recipes-core/images/netmodule-linux-image.bb
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ LICENSE = "BSD"
 KERNEL_IMAGETYPE_sota = "fitImage"
 IMAGE_OVERHEAD_FACTOR = "1.0"
 OSTREE_BOOTLOADER = "u-boot"
+OSTREE_BRANCHNAME ?= "${MACHINE}"
 
 IMAGE_PREPROCESS_COMMAND_sota += " moveRPMDatabase;"