diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 08c4ef3..630db0a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ Role Variables
 
 * `app_name` - GeoNode project name (default: `my_geonode`)
 * `github_user` - GitHub username that owns the project (default: `GeoNode`)
+* `repo_name` - GitHub repository name (defaults to `app_name`: `my_geonode`)
 * `code_repository` - URL to the Code Repository (default: `https://github.com/{{ github_user }}/{{ app_name }}.git`)
+* `branch_name` - Git branch to use for deployment (default: `master`)
 
 The `app_name` variable will be used to set the database names and credentials. You can override this behavior with the following variables.
 
diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index cc9e9c8..48cc442 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ github_user: GeoNode
 
 # git repository name
 # defaults to the application name, but should be overriden if diffent
-repo_name: my_geonode
+repo_name: "{{ app_name }}"
 
 # remote git repository to pull application code from, for example:
 code_repository: "https://github.com/{{ github_user }}/{{ repo_name }}.git"