diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 6069fbcb5b9f8b1d72a97361d7d73a99231e37f3..5797e761488db95774ca7ce75cf2df9f1dc1f2ce 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -13,3 +13,4 @@
 [submodule "UTIL_ED"]
 	path = UTIL_ED
 	url = https://github.com/JeffersonLab/UTIL_ED
+	branch = master