diff --git a/lib/FormulaRepo.py b/lib/FormulaRepo.py
index 0d508f1..2d9463c 100644
--- a/lib/FormulaRepo.py
+++ b/lib/FormulaRepo.py
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ class FormulaRepo():
         if branch != False:
             # tracking a specific branch on the repo
             # check to make sure that the given branch name actually exists first
-            if not tracking_value in self.repo.branches:
-                print('%s is not an existing branch name for %s - please fix this.' % (tracking_value, self.repo_path))
+            if not branch in self.repo.branches:
+                print('%s is not an existing branch name for %s - please fix this.' % (branch, self.repo_path))
                 sys.exit(1)
 
             repo_branch = self.repo.head.reference