diff --git a/conf/daily-update.sh b/conf/daily-update.sh
index d3953cd..ecb894f 100644
--- a/conf/daily-update.sh
+++ b/conf/daily-update.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,14 @@
 echo " "
 echo "+++ $(date) +++"
 echo " "
-echo "$(date) - Updating website..."
-(cd /var/www/__APP__ ; sudo -u __APP__ util/udall)
-echo "$(date) - Daily update finished."
+git_branch="$(cd /var/www/__APP__ && sudo -u __APP__ \
+    git branch --show-current)" 2> /dev/null
+if echo $git_branch | grep -q "release"
+then
+    echo "$(date) - Updating website..."
+    (cd /var/www/__APP__ ; sudo -u __APP__ util/udall)
+    echo "$(date) - Daily update finished."
+else
+    echo "$(date) - release branch not in use, no automatic update"
+fi