diff --git a/scripts/cord-in-a-box.sh b/scripts/cord-in-a-box.sh
index 593de34..62f5995 100755
--- a/scripts/cord-in-a-box.sh
+++ b/scripts/cord-in-a-box.sh
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
     dig +short gerrit.opencord.org || (echo "ERROR: gerrit.opencord.org can't be looked up in DNS" && exit 1)
 
     mkdir $CORDDIR && cd $CORDDIR
-    repo init -u https://gerrit.opencord.org/manifest -b master -g build,onos,orchestration,voltha
+    repo init -u https://gerrit.opencord.org/manifest -b $REPO_BRANCH -g build,onos,orchestration,voltha
     repo sync
 
     # check out gerrit branches using repo
diff --git a/scripts/opencloud-in-a-box.sh b/scripts/opencloud-in-a-box.sh
index 525518c..ab75317 100755
--- a/scripts/opencloud-in-a-box.sh
+++ b/scripts/opencloud-in-a-box.sh
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@
 VAGRANT_CWD=${CORDDIR}/build/targets/opencloud-in-a-box
 
 # CORD versioning
-REPO_BRANCH="master"
-VERSION_STRING="OpenCloud Devel"
+REPO_BRANCH="cord-3.0"
+VERSION_STRING="OpenCloud based on CORD 3.0 release"
 
 function add_box() {
   echo "Downloading image: $1"
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
     dig +short gerrit.opencord.org || (echo "ERROR: gerrit.opencord.org can't be looked up in DNS" && exit 1)
 
     mkdir $CORDDIR && cd $CORDDIR
-    repo init -u https://gerrit.opencord.org/manifest -b master -g build,onos,orchestration,voltha
+    repo init -u https://gerrit.opencord.org/manifest -b $REPO_BRANCH -g build,onos,orchestration,voltha
     repo sync
 
     # check out gerrit branches using repo