diff --git a/lgsm/functions/command_validate.sh b/lgsm/functions/command_validate.sh
index 948b11ee3..65b68dad5 100644
--- a/lgsm/functions/command_validate.sh
+++ b/lgsm/functions/command_validate.sh
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ fn_validation(){
 	fi
 
 	if [ "${engine}" == "goldsource" ]; then
-		${unbuffer} ./steamcmd.sh +login "${steamuser}" "${steampass}" +force_install_dir "${filesdir}" +app_set_config 90 mod ${appidmod} +app_update "${appid}" +app_update "${appid}" validate +quit| tee -a "${scriptlog}"
+		${unbuffer} ./steamcmd.sh +login "${steamuser}" "${steampass}" +force_install_dir "${filesdir}" +app_set_config 90 mod ${appidmod} +app_update "${appid}" ${branch} +app_update "${appid}" ${branch} validate +quit| tee -a "${scriptlog}"
 	else
-		${unbuffer} ./steamcmd.sh +login "${steamuser}" "${steampass}" +force_install_dir "${filesdir}" +app_update "${appid}" validate +quit| tee -a "${scriptlog}"
+		${unbuffer} ./steamcmd.sh +login "${steamuser}" "${steampass}" +force_install_dir "${filesdir}" +app_update "${appid}" ${branch} validate +quit| tee -a "${scriptlog}"
 	fi
 	if [ $? != 0 ]; then
 		fn_print_fail_nl "Validating files: SteamCMD"
diff --git a/lgsm/functions/install_server_files.sh b/lgsm/functions/install_server_files.sh
index 946b1c6d9..8f05a01a8 100644
--- a/lgsm/functions/install_server_files.sh
+++ b/lgsm/functions/install_server_files.sh
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ fn_install_server_files_steamcmd(){
 					${unbuffer} ./steamcmd.sh +login "${steamuser}" "${steampass}" +force_install_dir "${filesdir}" +app_set_config 90 mod "${appidmod}" +app_update "${appid}" ${branch} +quit
 					local exitcode=$?
 				else
-					${unbuffer} ./steamcmd.sh +login "${steamuser}" "${steampass}" +force_install_dir "${filesdir}" +app_update "${appid}" +quit
+					${unbuffer} ./steamcmd.sh +login "${steamuser}" "${steampass}" +force_install_dir "${filesdir}" +app_update "${appid}" ${branch} +quit
 					local exitcode=$?
 				fi
 			elif [ "${counter}" -ge "5" ]; then
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ fn_install_server_files_steamcmd(){
 					${unbuffer} ./steamcmd.sh +login "${steamuser}" "${steampass}" +force_install_dir "${filesdir}" +app_set_config 90 mod "${appidmod}" +app_update "${appid}" ${branch} -validate +quit
 					local exitcode=$?
 				else
-					${unbuffer} ./steamcmd.sh +login "${steamuser}" "${steampass}" +force_install_dir "${filesdir}" +app_update "${appid}" -validate +quit
+					${unbuffer} ./steamcmd.sh +login "${steamuser}" "${steampass}" +force_install_dir "${filesdir}" +app_update "${appid}" ${branch} -validate +quit
 					local exitcode=$?
 				fi
 			fi
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ fn_install_server_files_steamcmd(){
 		counter="0"
 		while [ "${counter}" -le "4" ]; do
 			counter=$((counter+1))
-			${unbuffer} ./steamcmd.sh +login "${steamuser}" "${steampass}" +force_install_dir "${filesdir}" +app_set_config 90 mod ${appidmod} +app_update "${appid}" -validate +quit
+			${unbuffer} ./steamcmd.sh +login "${steamuser}" "${steampass}" +force_install_dir "${filesdir}" +app_set_config 90 mod ${appidmod} +app_update "${appid}" ${branch} -validate +quit
 			local exitcode=$?
 		done
 	fi
diff --git a/lgsm/functions/update_steamcmd.sh b/lgsm/functions/update_steamcmd.sh
index 5a097aaaf..574fbe2b9 100644
--- a/lgsm/functions/update_steamcmd.sh
+++ b/lgsm/functions/update_steamcmd.sh
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ fn_update_steamcmd_dl(){
 	fi
 
 	if [ "${engine}" == "goldsource" ]; then
-		${unbuffer} ./steamcmd.sh +login "${steamuser}" "${steampass}" +force_install_dir "${filesdir}" +app_set_config 90 mod ${appidmod} +app_update "${appid}" +quit | tee -a "${scriptlog}"
+		${unbuffer} ./steamcmd.sh +login "${steamuser}" "${steampass}" +force_install_dir "${filesdir}" +app_set_config 90 mod ${appidmod} +app_update "${appid}" ${branch} +quit | tee -a "${scriptlog}"
 	else
-		${unbuffer} ./steamcmd.sh +login "${steamuser}" "${steampass}" +force_install_dir "${filesdir}" +app_update "${appid}" +quit | tee -a "${scriptlog}"
+		${unbuffer} ./steamcmd.sh +login "${steamuser}" "${steampass}" +force_install_dir "${filesdir}" +app_update "${appid}" ${branch} +quit | tee -a "${scriptlog}"
 	fi
 
 	fix.sh