diff --git a/ynh-build b/ynh-build
index 3d60b2f..6f03813 100755
--- a/ynh-build
+++ b/ynh-build
@@ -82,6 +82,12 @@ function checkout_tag()
 
 function build()
 {
+   # check if the build branch type is coherent between what the user has specified and what is entered in the changelog
+   if ! [[ head -n 1 debian/changelog == *"$BRANCH"* ]]; then
+      echo "The specified branch type is not coherent with the changelog one!"
+      exit 1
+   fi
+
    # Create temporary folder
    TMP_FOLDER=$(mktemp -d)