diff --git a/includes/class-controller.php b/includes/class-controller.php
index 565cebe..2da42d4 100755
--- a/includes/class-controller.php
+++ b/includes/class-controller.php
@@ -144,6 +144,8 @@ public function clear_cache_if_debugging() {
 	public function extra_plugin_headers( $headers ) {
 		$headers[] = 'Git URI';
 		$headers[] = 'Git Branch';
+		$headers[] = 'GitHub Plugin URI';
+		$headers[] = 'GitHub Branch';
 
 		return $headers;
 	}
@@ -207,7 +209,7 @@ public function load_plugins( $plugins ) {
 
 		foreach ( get_plugins() as $slug => $args ) {
 			$args = array_merge( array( 'slug' => $slug ), $args );
-			
+
 			$plugin = $this->get_plugin_updater_object( $args );
 
 			if ( false === $plugin ) {
diff --git a/includes/class-updater-github.php b/includes/class-updater-github.php
index ff3270a..87f5f5d 100755
--- a/includes/class-updater-github.php
+++ b/includes/class-updater-github.php
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@ public function __construct( $args ){
 		parent::__construct( $args );
 
 		// Todo: Properly set branch from plugin header
-		$this->branch = $this->get_default_branch();
+		$this->default_branch = $this->get_local_branch() ? $this->get_local_branch() : $this->get_default_branch();
+		$this->branch = $this->default_branch;
+		$this->zip_url = $this->get_zip_url();
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -114,9 +116,13 @@ protected function get_api_url( $endpoint ) {
 
 	protected function get_zip_url() {
 
-		return 'https://github.com/' . $this->owner . '/' . $this->repository .
+		if ( ! empty( $this->branch ) )
+			return 'https://github.com/' . $this->owner . '/' . $this->repository .
 		       '/archive/' . $this->branch . '.zip';
 
+		return 'https://github.com/' . $this->owner . '/' . $this->repository .
+		       '/archive/master.zip';
+
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/includes/class-updater.php b/includes/class-updater.php
index 5b7ac1b..d9b0994 100755
--- a/includes/class-updater.php
+++ b/includes/class-updater.php
@@ -116,10 +116,12 @@ public static function parse_plugin_uri( $plugin ) {
 
 		if ( !empty( $plugin['Git URI'] ) ) {
 			$url = parse_url( $plugin['Git URI'] );
-		}elseif ( apply_filters( 'gpu_use_plugin_uri_header', false ) ) {
+		} else {
 			$url = parse_url( $plugin['PluginURI'] );
 		}
 
+		if ( empty( $url ) ) return;
+
 		return $url;
 	}
 
@@ -150,6 +152,26 @@ protected function get_local_version() {
 		return false;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Retrieves the local branch from the file header of the plugin
+	 *
+	 * @author Andy Fragen
+	 * @link   https://github.com/afragen/github-updater
+	 * 
+	 * @return string|boolean default branch of installed plugin, false if not determined.
+	 */
+	protected function get_local_branch() {
+		$data = get_plugin_data( WP_PLUGIN_DIR . '/' . $this->slug );
+
+		if ( ! empty( $data['Git Branch'] ) )
+			return $data['Git Branch'];
+
+		if ( ! empty( $data['GitHub Branch'] ) )
+			return $data['GitHub Branch'];
+
+		return false;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Retrieve the remote version from the file header of the plugin
 	 *